Trump keen on taking forward India-US relations
The Dollar Business Bureau US President Donald Trump’s views of Indo-US relationship is very positive and is keen to take the bilateral relationship forward, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said, after he met the senior cabinet officials of the US government. Speaking with the Indian reporters on the margins of the India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, which was started during the ex-President Barack Obama-led administration, Jaishankar said: "Optimistic" about the continuation of the upward trajectory of the bilateral relationship. Overall, (the) sense was that the Administration has a very positive view of the relationship, positive view of India. We saw a lot of goodwill and a lot of interest in taking the relationship forward.” The two countries are currently working on the nitty-gritty ...
'Govt needs to take steps on economic reforms, GST'
Source: PTI The Modi government has kindled huge interest in the US private sector on India but needs to take steps on economic reforms, including the key GST bill, as creating a more transparent and predictable tax structure is critical, a top Obama Administration official has said. “(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi has taken a big stand on the global stage on essentially talking about India and its economic journey," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said, noting that after he came to power there has been a huge amount of interest in the US private sector. “I think, the Prime Minister is probably the greatest brand ambassador for India in attracting that kind of economic ...
