Washington, March 20 India's ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met US Senator Steve Daines on Friday and discussed various issues of mutual interest.
"Reconnected with Senator @SteveDaines and had a productive discussion on various issues of mutual interest," Kwatra said in a post on X.
The ambassador thanked Daines, a Republican Senator from Montana, for his strong support for the bilateral strategic partnership, which encompasses cooperation in trade, technology, and critical minerals.
"I appreciate the candid exchange of views with him," Kwatra said, referring to the meeting with Daines, who is a member of the Senate committees on Finance, Foreign Relations, and Energy and Natural Resources.
Last month, India joined the Pax Silica Declaration, a US-led initiative to secure global AI and semiconductor supply chains.
The core objectives of Pax Silica include reducing "coercive dependencies," realizing the economic potential of the new AI age, and building trustworthy systems for safeguarding mutual security and prosperity.