Goyal Meets U.S. Ambassador Gor and Sen. Daines to Push Trade Talks and Strategic Ties

Overview

• Piyush Goyal met U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor and Senator Steve Daines in New Delhi on Monday for a discussion on bilateral issues, with Gor having presented his credentials on January 14 and pledging to advance cooperation across security, trade, energy, and technology.
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Senator Daines on Sunday and called it a wide-ranging, open discussion on the relationship and its strategic significance.
• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Jaishankar last week to review civil nuclear cooperation, trade negotiations, and Indo-Pacific security, congratulating India on new nuclear legislation and signaling interest in next steps on critical minerals and a possible meeting next month.
• Senators Steve Daines and Kevin Cramer urged President Donald Trump in a January 16 letter to secure favorable terms for U.S. pulse producers in talks with India, citing New Delhi’s 30% tariff on yellow peas and India’s outsized share of global pulse consumption.
• PTI reported that ties have been strained by a 50% U.S. import duty on Indian goods imposed since August, including an additional 25% linked to purchases of Russian crude oil.