This new dialogue format was agreed upon between the two sides
Three areas of differences remain in transfer of communications equipment
The latest list of tariff hikes has 18 iron and steel items, a potent political reply against Trump's tariff hikes in the sector.
The move comes after New Delhi received a cold shoulder from Washington DC on its request for exempting India from the higher tariffs announced by the US on steel and aluminium imports
Earlier in May, India proposed to raise duties by up to 100 per cent on 20 products such as almonds, apple and specific motorcycles imported from the US
The meeting was significantly important in the backdrop of the US not being ready to talk on trade-related issues even with its close trading partners like Canada
India's relations with its second-largest trade partner have been choppy during the Trump years
India will send an official team to work out the details and initiate a comprehensive negotiation on all issues
The admirals say this year's exercise will involve unprecedented complexity, featuring enemy threats in all three dimensions, but especially underwater threats from submarines - a key Chinese strength
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj said the Modi government's foreign policy wasn't framed either under pressure of a foreign country, or out of love for a foreign country, or in reaction to another country
India had alleged that the domestic content requirement norms imposed by these eight US states are inconsistent with global trade rules
Indian Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh declined to say how India might respond if its request for exemption was rejected
US Energy Secretary, Rick Perry offered no signs of having nudged investment by American companies in India's oil and gas exploration blocks
US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan co-chaired today the inaugural meeting of the US-India Strategic Energy Partnership
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said the US is India's important trading partner and the latter has a large trade surplus with it
Trade deficit dropped by 6%
Even as India opens its doors to US oil and gas, trade ties between the two nations do not look to be improving
There was no official announcement of the high-level dialogue involving the foreign and defence ministers from the two countries
White House official noted that Indian motorcycles that are imported into the US did not have any tariffs on them
Although Russia remained by far India's biggest arms seller, it share of total imports has fallen