Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss US trade tariffs.
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00:00More news coming in at this point in time, Goyal, Jayshankar meet the Prime Minister
00:09over US tariffs, Piyush Goyal, S.J.Shankar and the Prime Minister meeting on US trade
00:15tariffs.
00:16Sources say Piyush Goyal and S.J.Shankar met the Prime Minister, possible discussion on
00:20US trade tariffs given that this has been a biggest talking point and biggest negotiating
00:25point even within the government for days and weeks together now, specially after Trump
00:312.0.
00:33US tariffs on Indian products is something that is being discussed, remember the government
00:40has been in conversation with the US government on the same, the tariffs undoubtedly are looming
00:45in India, obviously is looking at non-trade barriers and also major other FDIs like relaxing
00:53Chinese FDI on the investment directions as well, India looking at allowing inflows
00:58from Beijing.
00:59We are also in fact in conversation with the US administration on discussing US tariffs.
01:07The big question is on how Donald Trump has taken a hard position saying that India will
01:13have to face reciprocal tariffs from April 2nd which is next month onwards.
01:20It's a big concern for India and this is something that is being discussed by Prime
01:26Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S.J.Shankar and Minister Piyush Goyal.
01:31The concerns over US President Donald Trump's tariff policies suggesting, in fact indicating
01:39that India could be affected by it, there are concerns about the US tariffs, reciprocal
01:47tariffs being imposed and how this could adversely affect India.
01:52I'm going to go straight across to Himanshu Mishra for more on that.
01:55Himanshu Piyush Goyal was in the US and this matter was also discussed with the US administration.
02:01Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being briefed, it is being discussed, what can you
02:07tell through sources that what is in the discussions and what will be the direction of India because
02:12domestic pressure is also being created at home.
02:15The government is completely strategizing how to move forward with the US trade tariffs
02:25and that's why J.S.Shankar, the foreign minister and Piyush Goyal met with PM Narendra Modi
02:30and under what strategy will the Indian government keep its view.
02:35All these issues are being discussed and there is a link between J.S.Shankar and Piyush Goyal.
02:42J.S.Shankar met with PM Narendra Modi and had a deep discussion on this and now this
02:49matter is over.
02:50So, it can be assumed that the Indian government is planning ahead with the US trade tariffs.
02:59Himanshu Mishra getting in those details as far as the meeting between Piyush Goyal, S.J.Shankar
03:04the external affairs minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US tariffs is concerned.