Important to have early results on trade issues

Washington: It is important for the larger India-US relationship to have some early results to address concerns on the trade issues between the two countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his American counterpart Mike Pompeo agreed here during a meeting.

Trade tensions between India and the US have been rising with American President Donald Trump complaining that tariffs imposed by New Delhi on American products were "no longer acceptable".

President Trump, championing his 'America First' policy, has been a vocal critic of India for levying "tremendously high" duties on US products.

He has described India as a "tariff king". Jaishankar met Pompeo on Monday and they held talks on several bilateral, regional and global issues.

"Both of us felt that while trade issues have progressed, for the larger relationship it was important (that) we see some early results out there," Jaishankar told reporters about his meeting with Pompeo.