NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday held separate meetings with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN-led ministerial meetings in Manila, reviewing India’s ties with both countries as New Delhi navigates a challenging global geopolitical environment.
Discussions with Rubio focused on trade and tariffs, defence, energy and emerging technologies, while talks with Lavrov centred on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, energy cooperation and the safety of Indian seafarers following the recent attack on a merchant vessel near Ukraine’s Odesa port.
Describing his meeting with Rubio as “pleased”, Jaishankar said the two leaders reviewed priority areas under the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
“Our meeting focused on areas which are priority for the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, including trade and tariffs, energy, defence and security, critical minerals and artificial intelligence,” he said in a post on X, adding that the two sides also exchanged views on regional, global and multilateral developments.
The discussions came amid ongoing India-US engagement on trade, critical technologies, resilient supply chains and defence cooperation, with tariff issues continuing to feature in the bilateral relationship.
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