JAISHANKAR–RUBIO TALKS SIGNAL STRATEGIC RESET AS INDIA AND US EYE CRITICAL MINERALS PACT

External affairs minister S Jaishankar met with US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday in a deliberate effort by both sides to move ties beyond a narrowly transactional trade agreement and anchor it in longer-term strategic priorities, notably critical minerals, supply chains and the Indo-Pacific.

Coming on the heels of a trade deal that cut US tariffs on Indian goods to around 18 percent, the talks underscored Washington’s push to stabilise—and deepen—ties with New Delhi at a time of global economic and geopolitical churn. Describing the engagement as “a wide-ranging conversation that covered our bilateral cooperation agenda, regional and global issues,” Jaishankar signalled continuity in India’s approach: pragmatic, multi-sectoral and increasingly confident.

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