External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York today, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
People aware of the matter informed that the meeting is an attempt to improve the trade ties between the two nations and stated that meeting would be a continuation in the efforts to improve relations between the two countries and bridge divides that have arisen in recent months.
Jaishankar’s discussions with Rubio would focus on trade negotiations and the Trump administration’s recent decision to raise H-1B visa fees, according to reports.
The meeting coincides with the ongoing India-US trade talks which are currently underway in Washington. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is also in the US leading the discussions which resumed after Donald Trump announced that his team was continuing trade negotiations with India.
Earlier, the White House on Saturday issued a three-point clarification that the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on September 21 will be levied per petition and will not be applied to existing holders of valid visas re-entering the country or renewals. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt took to X on Saturday and wrote:
To be clear:
1.) This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition.
2.) Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged $100,000 to re-enter.
3.) This applies only to new visas, not renewals, and not current visa holders.
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