Piyush Goyal Meets US Senator Daines, Envoy Gor; Discusses Bilateral Ties

• Union Minister Piyush Goyal met US Senator Steve Daines and Ambassador Sergio Gor to discuss bilateral relations.
• Goyal shared on X that he had a "productive exchange of views" with Daines and Gor.
• India and the US are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement amidst a 50% import duty on Indian goods by the Trump administration.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met Senator Daines earlier to discuss strategic bilateral ties.
• US Senators Daines and Kevin Cramer urged President Trump to seek favourable provisions for pulse crops in a trade deal with India, citing "unfair" tariffs.

Why It Matters: Piyush Goyal held productive talks with US officials on strengthening India-US bilateral and trade relations.