Piyush Goyal, Jaishankar meet PM Modi to discuss US tariffs and trade strategy

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.