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.@DrSJaishankar at @USISPForum fireside chat on US-India relations: dramatic change. Not that common. Not a sector today where we not talking. Couldn’t have conceived of it earlier
.@DrSJaishankar: when Nehru came to the US, there were 3,000 Indian Americans. Now more than a million. Numbers tell you something. Can’t imagine anyone doing what happened in Houston. #USISPF
@DrSJaishankar: today we fly three diff American aircraft. Whether it’s tourism, or education. Challenge for us how to keep up with the pace. #USISPF
@DrSJaishankar: On trade disputes: We are dealing with multiple realities. Problems pre existed. There are real issues. Nothing wrong w/ that. Both didn’t do as good a job we could have in the past. Today, economic nationalism is a challenge.
.@DrSJaishankar On trade deal: question is whether you tackle a more ambitious trade agenda. That requires more time. @USISPForum
@DrSJaishankar: RCEP is a trade negotiation. Final call will be taken on the quality of our offers we get. Cautiously optimistic. @USISPForum
@DrSJaishankar: on sitting on both sides of the table: Last year in business world very different. Became much more of a learner. Willingness to take risks. If I had done it 20 yrs earlier would have been great. Would have had a better sense of where business people r coming from
@DrSJaishankar: on his father: I associate him with the American relationship. He was more argumentative than I am. He wouldn’t have imagined I would be a minister.
@DrSJaishankar: on his father K. Sub: He did a lot for our generation. For me and people like @MohanCRaja and others. @USISPForum
@DrSJaishankar : On Iran: we have concerns. It’s a developing issue. Countries shouldn’t have unreasonable expectations. To some extent problem is exaggerated. @USISPForum
@DrSJaishankar Foreign policy doesn’t run quarter by quarter. @USISPForum
@DrSJaishankar: Gut sense on Afghanistan: gains made will make themselves felt. @USISPForum
