Overview
- Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra met Senator Jeanne Shaheen, focusing on a mutually beneficial trade arrangement, India’s energy security and oil and gas trade, and reiterating India’s call for a negotiated Ukraine peace.
- Kwatra held talks with US Deputy Energy Secretary James Danly on the India–US energy security partnership and recent shifts in energy trade.
- Officials say the first tranche of a Bilateral Trade Agreement is very near, with five negotiation rounds completed and a fall 2025 target, as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal cautioned against rushing any deal.
- India is seeking clear US signals on the mechanics and scope of fresh sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil and Sovcomflot, which include a wind‑down period to November 21 and could reshape global oil flows.
- Parallel outreach included meetings with Senator Bill Hagerty on hydrocarbons trade and Indo‑Pacific cooperation and with Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet on deepening defense‑industrial ties aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat.