Indo-US Partnership: Anurag Thakur, Sudhanshu Trivedi hold fruitful meeting with Senator Steve Daines
New Delhi, January 19
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that he, along with senior party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, held a "very fruitful meeting" with U.S. Senator Steve Daines to discuss the Indo-U.S. relationship.
In a post on X, Thakur said they exchanged views on key issues and deliberated on ways to reposition and recalibrate the strategic partnership between India and the United States to make it "lasting, resilient, respectable, and beneficial for the world."
He also extended his sincere thanks to the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum for organising the meeting.
"Accompanied by our senior party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sudhanshu Trivedi ji, we had a very fruitful meeting with U.S. Senator Mr. Steve Daines on the Indo-U.S. relationship. We exchanged views on key issues and discussed ways to reposition and recalibrate our partnership to make it lasting, resilient, respectable, and beneficial for the world. My sincere thanks to the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum for organising this meeting," he said in a X post.
Earlier today, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met US Senator Steve Daines and the US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and had a "productive exchange" of views on the bilateral relationship front.
"Delighted to again meet my good friends US Senator @Steve Daines and the US Ambassador to India @SergioGor. Had a productive exchange of views on our bilateral relationship," Piyush Goyal posted on X.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had on Sunday also met US Senator Steve Daines, who is currently on a visit to India. They had a wide-ranging and open discussion on the bilateral relationship and its strategic significance.
Last week, the Indian envoy to the US, Vinay Kwatra, also met Senator Daines and discussed the bilateral relationship.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Good to see continuous engagement. But I hope our leaders are also focusing on getting better trade deals, especially for our farmers and MSMEs. Sometimes these high-level meetings don't translate to benefits for the common person.
"Lasting, resilient, respectable" – these are the right words. The world needs a stable anchor, and the India-US partnership can provide that. Jai Hind!
As someone working in the tech sector, closer ties mean more opportunities. Hopefully, discussions included semiconductor partnerships and clean energy. A win-win for both economies.
Fruitful meetings are good, but action on the ground is better. We've heard "strategic partnership" for years. Time to see concrete results in defense manufacturing and countering common threats.
Positive step. The relationship has definitely matured beyond just government ties to strong people-to-people and business links. That's the real foundation.
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