India, US to restart commercial dialogue

India and the US are restarting their commercial dialogue and the CEO’s forum later this year to deepen their bilateral trade and investment relationship, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced.

Blinken made this announcement at a joint news conference with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin along with their Indian counterparts –External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after the 2+2 Ministerial here on Monday.

And our countries are working together to tackle the climate crisis. The United States is supporting India’s ambitious COP26 clean energy commitments by investing in renewable energy projects and mobilising private sector financing, Blinken said.