Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country is "continuously" working with its partners, including US and Saudi Arabia to ensure peace strengthen the security.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over Donald Trump's statement on India agreeing to 'reduce' tariffs and expressed concern over the alleged deal.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday said that if India has decided to reduce tariff under the pressure of US then it is "unfortunate" and "does not make for good trade policy."
Donald Trump heavily criticised former President Joe Biden's stringent actions against cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and expressed a more welcoming approach by his administration.
"Well, when they come back, I'll greet them. How about that? No, no, we're going to get them out. I've authorized Elon Musk to go and get them. And he's prepared to do so," Trump said.
Speaking from the White House, Trump stated, "India charges us massive tariffs. Massive. You can't even sell anything in India...They have agreed, by the way; they want to cut their tariffs way down now because somebody is finally exposing them for what they have done."
In a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the agreement aims to strengthen and deepen India-US two-way trade in goods and services, increase market access, and reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed optimism about India-US trade ties, emphasizing the need for India's agricultural trade to open up amid US President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, including India.
India's export growth has been hampered over the past decade due to a combination of high import tariffs and low foreign direct investment (FDI) in mid-tech manufacturing sectors, according to a report by HSBC.