US Treasury official to visit India to discuss Indo-Pacific, economic relationship
As per the treasury department, he will first travel to Mumbai and then New Delhi from August 24-26 for meetings. The Deputy Treasury Secretary will meet with senior government counterparts and business executives in Mumbai on August 24 and 25, the statement said.
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New Delhi, August 20: In a major development, the US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, will travel to India next week with the aim to strengthen the US-India relationship.
As per the treasury department, he will first travel to Mumbai and then New Delhi from August 24-26 for meetings. The Deputy Treasury Secretary will meet with senior government counterparts and business executives in Mumbai on August 24 and 25, the statement said.
Adeyemo will also meet with students and entrepreneurs before delivering remarks on strengthening US-India economic ties at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, the statement added.
Adeyemo also will meet with more senior government officials in New Delhi on August 26 before returning to the US.
During his trip, Adeyemo will reaffirm and strengthen the US-India relationship and America’s shared commitment to a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific, including by underscoring the two countries’ deep economic, security, and cultural ties, the statement said.
Treasury says Adeyemo will “discuss key shared priorities such as bolstering energy security, addressing food insecurity globally and combatting illicit financial flows.”
He will also underscore “our two countries’ deep economic, security, and cultural ties” and discuss ways to build “more resilient supply chains” through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework that India joined as a founding member in May.