New Delhi continues to push an early-harvest deal, to be followed up with detailed negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement
Bilateral trade between India and the US, which touched $150 billion last year, has dropped 25 per cent in the first half of this year
Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday made a strong case for conclusion of the ongoing trade negotiations
According to the official, Trump has prioritised the US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of the partnership over the last three and half years
"At a time of tremendous geo-economic and geo-political disruption, a lot is riding on the success and vitality of the US-India bilateral relationship," he said
"President Trump has prioritised US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of the partnership over the last three-and-a-half years," a senior administration official said
He said that he will work on expanding two-way trade between the two nations and take on big global challenges like climate change and global health security
A Biden administration will place a "high priority" on continuing to strengthen the India-US relationship, his campaign said on Saturday
The US and India work together on defence, counterterrorism, trade, investment, energy, the environment, healthcare, agriculture, science and technology, education, space, he says
Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh since May 5
India and USA are already at odds on such issues, as well as over digital taxes and tariffs
Beijing claims almost all of the 1.3 million square mile South China Sea as its sovereign territory
Ambassador Sandhu and Governor Wolf discussed the ever-increasing trade and investment complementarities in the India-US relationship
The United States will remain steadfast in support of India's efforts to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the letter dated August 5
American defence sales to India has jumped from near zero in 2008 to over $20 billion this year
The Republican Senator from Colorado is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, made the comments during a Congressional hearing on WTO
He also said, India can be a very important partner for the US and the companies there, and play a significant role in their supply chain
The Political-Military Affairs Bureau State Department said that defence trade with India has increased from near zero in 2008 to over $20 billion in 2020
Often described as the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, Lord said that US-India defence cooperation has made great strides in the last few years