US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he met Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar during the inauguration night and initiated a dialogue on strengthening cooperation and charting a future pathway between the two countries.
Speaking on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Wright said, “President Trump wants nothing more than this war to end, and it would have the additional benefit of removing a source of friction. I am all in on energy and trade cooperation with India.”
He added that there is a “bright future” for US-India ties but stressed the need to find ways to “work together to put the maximum pressure to bring the war to an end.”
Acknowledging the challenges, Wright said, “Russia trying to find peace in Ukraine is a sticky thing. We are both within the cabinet in the United States and wi