She will be in New Delhi and Bengaluru and will meet with senior Indian officials including Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. Hooker will also seek to deepen economic and commercial ties and boost US exports, according to the statement, and foster collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer and his team will also be in India this week, Bloomberg News reported earlier.
The two visits come after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day trip in India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian government has been eager to finalise a deal with US President Donald Trump’s administration, which will likely lower the 50% tariffs that was levied by the US partly as a retaliation for India’s purchases of Russian oil.
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