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By Shivangi Acharya and Mayank Bhardwaj
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and the United States have agreed to establish industrial ties and deepen cooperation in areas such as critical minerals, U. S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Saturday.
India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Tai held their annual industrial policy talks in New Delhi on January 12. Tai is on a three-day trip to India.
The two countries are struggling to regain their bilateral industrial prospects, overcoming diplomatic tensions after Washington alleged last year that an Indian official was linked to a foiled plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on U. S. soil.
India has said any such action was contrary to government policy and launched its own investigation into the allegations.
During talks between Tai and Goyal, India said it was interested in a bilateral partnership on critical minerals.
Washington and New Delhi will exchange data to deepen their partnership in the area, said an Indian official, who asked to be identified because the talks are public.
“As far as the roadmap (for critical minerals) is concerned, we will start by researching facts, exploring a non-unusual vocabulary, and then we will develop our equipment and concepts from there,” Tai told a news conference in New Delhi. .
India also asked the United States to improve its visa processes for business professionals from India and requested Washington restore duty-free access to some goods under the so-called generalized system of preferences, according to a joint statement issued after the Jan. 12 meeting.
A U. S. industrial preference program, which India had access to for decades, ended through former President Donald Trump in 2019.
During their talks in New Delhi, Tai called on India to ensure that New Delhi’s policies on laptop charging do not limit trade.
(Reporting by Shivangi Acharya and Mayank Bhardwaj; Editing by Mark Potter)