SME Times News Bureau | 16 Mar, 2021
India and US have agreed to work closely through common economic and
strategic collaboration in various multilateral fora, including the G20.
Broad
agreement of on greater collaboration between the two countries on
various global fora emerged during talks held virtually on Monday
between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with US Treasury Secretary
Janet Yellen.
A tweet by the Finance Ministry said that
Sitharaman had a fruitful discussion on global economic outlook with the
US Secretary of Treasury.
During the talk, Yellen appreciated India's contribution to the world's vaccine efforts.
Both
also exchanged notes on economic issues of mutual interest and looked
forward to meeting of India-US Economic and Financial Partnership later
this year.
Another tweet by the Ministry said that the FM
congratulated the Treasury Secretary on the well thought-out Covid-19
relief through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, with particular
focus on working and middle-class.
