United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi are set to begin travel to New Delhi on Monday to hold meetings with Indian officials for talks on trade and economic ties.
During her two-day visit, Tai will hold talks with her Indian counterpart commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
Terming top US trade official’s upcoming visit to India as a “very important” one, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), Nisha Biswal said it is an agenda-setting visit to see how the two countries can align their ambitions and approach to trade.
Acknowledging that there is a gulf between US and India when it comes to trade policies, Biswal suggested that the two countries need to set an “ambitious goal” with respect to trade ties and a roadmap to get there.
“It is very important to visit. It is ambassador Tai’s first visit to India as USTR. It is important that US and India set an ambitious goal from where we want to go in our…