External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed a bilateral trade agreement discussion with US Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who is in the US. This follows President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs, citing unfair high tariffs from India and other nations. Trump emphasized equivalent tariffs to level the playing field. Post navigation 3x higher than India: At $245 billion, China hikes defence budget by 7.2% ‘We deplore misuse of democratic freedoms’: MEA on Jaishankar’s London event security breach
