“Exchanged perspectives on the Indo-Pacific, the Indian Sub-continent, Europe, Middle East/West Asia and the Caribbean,” Jaishankar wrote on X. “Agreed on the importance of the early conclusion of the Bilateral Trade Agreement,” he added. This is the first high-level conversation between the two countries following Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners. India has said it is not imposing any reciprocal tariffs and is working on the bilateral trade pact.