The Minister of External Affairs with Jaishankar today meets Secretary Marco Rubius on UNGA in New York.
The meeting is scheduled for 11:00 (American time, September 21), which is today, according to a public schedule issued by the US Foreign Ministry.
This will be the third personal meeting between Jaishankar and Rubie. The last meeting between them was July 1 at the next meeting of ministers Quad ministers in Washington, DC. Previously, Jaishankar met his American counterpart, just days after he took the office while attending a meeting of Foreign Ministers in Washington in January.
Today’s meeting, however, is the first personal meeting between two leaders, because the tension between India and the United States in July has risen over trade tariffs and Indian purchase of Russian oil, and since 50 % of American tariffs flew 27 August.
The meeting coincides with the ongoing business interviews in India-USA, which is currently taking place in Washington. Minister Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is also in the US who leads discussions that continued after Donald Trump announced that his team was continuing business negotiations with India.
At the beginning of this month, Donald Trump said he was optimistic about the conclusion of a business agreement with India. In response to this Prime Minister Narendra Modi said business negotiations will prepare a way for “unlocking unlimited partnership potential in India and USA”
H-1B Increase Visa fees of $ 100,000
According to reports, the discussion Jaishankar and Rubius would focus on business negotiations and the recent decision of Trump’s administration to increase H-1B visa fees.
White House 20. September clarified that a fee of $ 100,000 is not an annual fee and does not apply to existing holders of a valid visa that will re -enter the country
“This is not an annual fee. It is a one -time fee that applies only to the petition.” He adds that the current H-1B visa holders who are currently outside the country will not be charged $ 100,000 to re-enter the United States, ”said the White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt.
Surprise Donald Trump H-1B increase visa fees of $ 100,000 (~ £90 lakh) on Saturday launched a wave of panic – leaving technical giants including meta, Microsoft on the edge.
This year’s UNGA meeting in time coincides with several thematic events, including the memory of the 80s. The UN anniversary, the climate summit by the ambition convened by Secretary -General Antonio Guterres, and at the high level of the 30 -year -old Women’s Rights.
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