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India's Defense and External Affairs Minister Meet US Counterparts, Later Meet Trump

  • Writer: Tejas Rokhade
    Tejas Rokhade
  • Dec 25, 2019
  • 2 min read

After a 2+2 meeting with the American counterparts, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a rare break from the protocol, met US President Trump. During the 30-minutes long meeting, Trump talked about various facets of India-US ties, most importantly about trade and commerce.


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  1. India’s Defence Minister and EAM had a 2+2 meeting with their American counterparts Mark Esper and Mike Pompeo.

  2. Since 2004, when the then EAM Yashwant Sinha was allowed to meet US President George Bush, this is the first time Indian Ministers have gotten a call from the White House.

  3. During the meeting, Trump focused mainly on trade. “[Trump was] very positive, supportive of the relationship and very enthusiastic about various aspects of the relationship…” said S. Jaishankar.

  4. In the 2+2 meeting, the Industrial Security Annex (ISA) was signed. It would enable American defence equipment manufacturers to make direct deals with Indian private companies, share sensitive information regarding the same, and assist Indian private companies in producing and developing defence equipments.

  5. J. Jaishankar and Mike Pompeo discussed to amp up counter-terrorism efforts in India and to address the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

  6. They also discussed the potential threat posed by Chinese communication networks.

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India-America Ties – The US is India’s second largest trading partner, and India is its 9th largest trading partner. In 2017, the US exported $25.7 billion worth of goods to India, and imported $48.6 billion worth of Indian goods. Major items imported from India include information technology services, textiles, machinery, gems and diamonds, chemicals, iron and steel products, coffee, tea, and other edible food products. Major American items imported by India include aircraft, fertilisers, computer hardware, scrap metal, and medical equipment. The United States is also India’s largest investment partner, with a direct investment of $10 billion. Americans have made notable foreign investments in the Asian country’s power generation, telecommunications, ports, roads, petroleum exploration and processing, and mining industries. More Info

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