The Trump administration has a “very positive view” of India and is keen on taking the US-India relationship forward, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after talks with senior Cabinet members of the new administration here over the past three days.
“We saw a lot of goodwill and interest in taking the relationship forward,” Jaishankar told reporters after holding talks with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, National Security Advisor lt Gen HR McMaster and Deputy Assistant to the President Ken Juster.
“Overall, it has been a very productive visit,” said the Foreign Secretary, who was accompanied by Commerce Secretary Rita Teotia and Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna in what was the first formal interaction between the Narendra Modi Government and the Trump Administration. As he put it, “The sense was certainly – We like to do more with India.”
Indicating that the next round of India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue will be held in New Delhi later this year, Jaishankar said both Tillerson and Ross have accepted invitations to visit India.