The decision will last for six months.
The U.S. government announced on Wednesday it is suspending for six months any punitive tariffs on Britain, India and four European nations while it works to resolve a dispute over digital services taxes. The United States is focused on finding a multilateral solution to a range of key issues related to international taxation, including our concerns with digital services taxes, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement.
On India getting vaccines from the US, Jaishankar said there are ongoing conversations on various aspects of vaccines, ranging from regulatory aspects to legal and commercial ones
Vaccine shipments, legal hurdles on Jaishankar’s agenda
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Minister is due to meet U.S. officials on sharing stockpile, early EUA.
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Minister is due to meet U.S. officials on sharing stockpile, early EUA.
Ironing out issues over procuring more vaccines for Indians, including the U.S. demand for indemnity and early Emergency Use Authorisation, is expected to dominate the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began a series of meetings in Washington over Thursday and Friday, with the U.S. government and industry groups on COVID-19 related issues.
Officials, however, stressed that vaccine procurement is not the “only agenda” for the EAM’s visit as discussions on the Indo-Pacific, Quad cooperation and strategic issues will also take place. However, a substantial part of Mr. Jaishankar’s discussions with the U.S. State Department will focus on requests for Washington to share its stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines, as well as to rel
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Speaking before a committee hearing on the Biden administration s trade policy agenda, Tai said, We will not hesitate to call out China s coercive and unfair trade practices that harm American workers, undermine the multilateral system, or violate basic human rights. We are working towards a strong, strategic approach to our trade and economic relationship with China.