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“At no level has Prime Minister Modi spoken with President Putin within the method instructed. No such dialog has taken place,” MEA Randhir Jaiswal mentioned. Screengrab: PTI
“We anticipate the management of an essential establishment like NATO to train better accountability and accuracy in public statements. Speculative or careless remarks that misrepresent the Prime Minister’s engagements or counsel conversations that by no means occurred are unacceptable,” mentioned Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday (September 25, 2025) in New York, Mr. Rutte had mentioned, “This (tariff) instantly impacts Russia as a result of which means Delhi is now on the cellphone with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, and Narendra Modi is asking him, ‘I help you, however once more might you clarify to me this technique as a result of I’ve now been hit by these 50% tariffs by the United States’.”
Mr. Jaiswal reiterated that India was dedicated to “guarantee predictable and inexpensive vitality prices” to the Indian shoppers and that India will take all “obligatory measures to safeguard its nationwide pursuits and financial safety”.
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Addressing the weekly press briefing on Friday (September 26, 2025), Mr. Jaiswal additionally gave particulars of the dialogue held in New York between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on September 22, the place India-U.S. bilateral commerce and enhance in tariffs by the United States had been the “focus”. The Indian facet was in touch with the U.S. administration over the sharp hike in H-1B visa charges amounting to $100,000 per visa utility, he added.
“External Affairs Minister and U.S. Secretary of State met on the sidelines of UNGA on 22 September 2025. They had been joined by the Commerce and Industry Minister (Piyush Goyal) and U.S. Trade Representative (Jamieson Greer), as additionally officers on each side. The focus of the dialogue was on commerce and tariffs. Other points of our bilateral relationship had been additionally reviewed,” mentioned Mr. Jaiswal, elaborating on the talks held in a New York lodge, days after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation climbing the H-1B visa charges.
Mr. Jaishankar’s assembly with Mr. Rubio was one of many a number of conferences that he held in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual session.
Published – September 26, 2025 10:27 pm IST
