foreign secretary vikram misri met american diplomats discussed global issues

Ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to the United States, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held meetings with top US diplomats on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had announced a day earlier that Jaishankar was scheduled to visit the United States from December 24-29. An official statement said that during the visit, Jaishankar will meet his US counterparts to discuss key bilateral, regional and global issues. On the eve of Jaishankar’s visit, Misri held meetings with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Deputy Secretary for Management Richard Verma at the State Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters.

Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra was also present in the meetings. Verma said we look forward to advancing India-US relations based on mutual trust, shared values ​​and prosperity for all. Earlier in the day, Verma hosted a group of administration officials as well as eminent Indian think-tank experts. Kwatra was also present at the round table meeting held at the Foggy Bottom headquarters. Verma said it was to celebrate our progress on trade, defence, people-to-people ties and our commitment to tackle global challenges together.

In a presentation on US-India Relations: By the Numbers, Verma said two-way trade between India and the US is projected to grow from USD 20 billion in 2000 to USD 195 billion in 2023, while defense trade is expected to grow from zero. Has gone. 24 billion US dollars during the same period. He said that two-way trade is expected to cross the US$ 200 billion mark in 2024. The number of Indian students in the US has grown from just 54,664 in 2000 to more than 330,000 in 2023, while the Indian immigrant population has grown from 1.9 million in 2000 to more than five million now.