Ahead of talks with S Jaishankar in Mumbai, the US Secretary of State defends sanctions waivers on Russian energy, citing concerns over global supplies and prices.
Several factors, including Trump's tariff blitz, friction over energy imports and Washington's warmer ties with India's arch-rival Pakistan have made it harder for negotiators to clinch an agreement.
On BRICS, Sitharaman said the grouping should be viewed as a partnership aimed at improving the welfare of its people rather than as a platform to counter any country or bloc.
Sergio Gor says negotiations are moving at an “incredible pace” and are “very close to landing it” ahead of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the two sides had identified the “universe of items” that remained sticking points and were working to resolve them.
