Just now (February 4), Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, who is in the United States, posted that he had a wide-ranging conversation with Rubio, covering the bilateral cooperation agenda between the US and India, regional and global issues.
Discussions on the US-India strategic partnership covered areas such as trade, energy, nuclear energy, defense, critical minerals, and technology. The two countries agreed to hold meetings of various mechanisms as soon as possible to advance issues of mutual concern.
It is reported that S. Jaishankar visited the US at a time when the US and India reached the first phase of a trade agreement, and his trip lasted three days, so it can be imagined that there were many topics for discussion between the two sides. The focus was that he would attend the foreign ministers' meeting on critical minerals organized by the US. It is interesting that Pakistan was not invited, indicating that the US has put a lot of effort into courting India. In essence, this meeting is aimed at supply chains, trying to form a group to counterbalance our country's advantages.
This point needs to be closely monitored. India, which plays both sides, has no integrity at all. It is ready to take punitive measures at any sign of movement, from tariffs to rare earths. We must always be prepared.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856148268552192/
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