India continued to pursue pragmatic solutions to the challenges posed by the current world trade order. New Delhi exhibited patience, resilience while resorting to appropriate and opportune diplomatic interventions. Monday’s twin meetings in the United States underscore such attempts.

In Washington, Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal’s trade engagement focused on the resumption of trade talks.

Meanwhile, in New York, the same day, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled an effort to steady bilateral relations amid trade frictions and new visa regulations.

India’s trade ministerial engagement in Washington sought to translate political goodwill into concrete commercial outcomes.

The intent was clearly stated in a mini

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