An hour before his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump again commented on India's tariff structure, saying "they have the highest tariffs" and "it is a hard place to do business".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy and his father-in-law at Blair House in Washington, DC on Thursday and discussed various issues, including innovation, culture and more.
He was confirmed as US Health and Human Services Secretary with a vote of 52-48. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell joined Democrats in voting against him.
"The US-India partnership is not something new. It has been ongoing now for about two decades. And in the last decade, especially during Trump's first tenure, it got strengthened to a very great extent," Dhruv C Katoch said.
In a special gesture, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), celebrated the India-US partnership on the front pages of top US newspapers ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump.
India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, and other officials were present during the meeting, which was held ahead of PM Modi's bilateral with US President Donald Trump.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday welcomed the President's Rule in Manipur following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, calling it a "good step because there was no other option."
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party's following the imposition of President's Rule in Manipur, calling the decision a "belated admission of their inability to govern."