News 18 website reported on September 23, that on September 22, India's Foreign Minister Sujan Singh met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the United Nations General Assembly, discussing cooperation on key issues such as trade between the two countries. After the meeting, Rubio posted on the social media platform X that this meeting focused on a bilateral partnership to "enhance the prosperity of both countries", covering areas such as trade, defense, energy, pharmaceuticals, and critical minerals, aiming to promote the shared prosperity of the U.S. and India. The U.S. Department of State released a press release on September 22 stating that the relationship with India is a "crucial bilateral relationship" for the U.S., and stated that Rubio and Singh agreed that "the U.S. and India will continue to cooperate through mechanisms such as the Quad to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region." Analysts pointed out that this was the first face-to-face exchange between senior officials of the U.S. and India after Trump imposed additional tariffs on India, indicating that the two countries will continue to advance trade negotiations. Previously, Trump posted on September 16 that he had a "very pleasant call" with Modi and wished Modi a happy birthday.
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