The first setback came last month when the US President imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports to the US, half of which are sanctions or a penalty for the import of Russian oil by India.

xNew Delhi: After the meeting between external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and American secretary of state Marco Rubio in New York late on Monday evening (IST), the United States on Tuesday said that “India is a relationship of critical importance” and both sides will continue cooperation, including within the four-nation Quad. The US assertion comes despite the lack of clarity regarding whether India will host the Quad summit this year or if President Donald Trump has any plans to visit India.

In a statement on the meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly high-level we

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