Overview

• Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra met lawmakers from both parties, most recently Rep. Rudy Yakym, to discuss trade cooperation and energy ties.
• He told members including Reps. Blake Moore and Mike Kelly that India’s growing hydrocarbon purchases from the U.S. are central to its energy security.
• Kwatra briefed Rep. Carol Miller, who chairs the Congressional Energy Export Caucus, on India’s energy strategy and voiced support for diplomatic efforts such as the Alaska summit on Ukraine.
• House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Gregory Meeks affirmed congressional support for the U.S.–India partnership and criticized President Trump’s new tariffs.
• Trump raised duties on Indian imports to 50 percent, with U.S. officials arguing India’s Russian oil buys aid Moscow’s war, a claim India’s MEA rejects as unreasonable.