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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is scheduled to visit India on November 22 to take forward bilateral trade talks that have yet to pick up momentum under the Joe Biden regime.
"USTR Katherine Tai and Deputy USTR Sarah Bianchi will travel to Tokyo, Seoul, and New Delhi to meet with government officials and stakeholders to discuss the enduring US commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and to strengthen trade and economic relationships with key allies and partners," according to a statement issued by the Office of the USTR.
Tai will arrive in New Delhi on November 22 after visiting Tokyo and Seoul. She will return to Washington DC on November 24, the release said.
Tai's visit to India is important as New Delhi has a number of issues to resolve with its top trade partner pending from the previous Donald Trump regime.
While the Biden government may not be keen to go in for a free trade agreement with India at the moment, New Delhi wants to resolve issues such as the unilatetral import duties on steel imposed by Donald Trump and the withdrawal of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters.
Tai, who is likely to hold a bilateral meeting with Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, may also discuss issues such as pruning fisheries subsidies and agriculture support to be taken up at the WTO Ministerial Conference scheduled to begin in Genevaon November 30.
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