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US Secy Of Commerce Gina To Visit India From March 7-10

By LokMarg 6th March 2023

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will visit India from 7 to 10 March on the invitation of Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles.

During the visit, she will participate in the Indo-US Commercial Dialogue and CEO Forum which will be held on 10 March 2023.

Discussions would be held on cooperation in various sectors that could unlock new trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.

The Commercial Dialogue is a cooperative undertaking encompassing regular government-to-government meetings to be held in conjunction with private sector meetings, with an aim to facilitate trade and maximize investment opportunities across a broad range of economic sectors.

The last India-USA Commercial Dialogue was held in February 2019. Since then, due to the pandemic and other factors, it could not be held. It is proposed to re-launch the Commercial Dialogue with a strategic outlook with a focus on supply chain resiliency & diversification and new emerging areas, after a gap of three years.

Earlier, India-US CEO Forum was soft-launched by the Indian Commerce & Industry Minister and US Secretary of Commerce on 9th November 2022 via video conference for which identified key priorities were increasing supply chain resilience, enhancing energy security & reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions, advancing inclusive digital trade and facilitating post-pandemic economic recovery, especially for small businesses.

Trade, Commerce and Economy had always enjoyed a place of prominence in the India-US multifaceted strategic bilateral relations. Today, the two countries are leading trading partners of each other. India is the ninth most significant trading partner for the US, while the US is India’s largest trading partner and export destination.

The bilateral trade in goods saw very robust growth during CY 2022, surpassing $131 billion in goods, thus doubling since 2014 while total trade in Goods and Services is expected to cross US$ 180 billion. The US is also India’s third most significant source of FDI, and the USA is one of India’s top five investment destinations. This visit will immensely contribute towards furthering trade and commercial ties between the two countries. (ANI)