Addressing a media briefing here, he said talks on strengthening the bilateral economic partnership can begin once the confirmation processes are over.
“We need not jump the gun and let the new government take charge and express their formal and official view. To the best of my understanding of the situation and my own experience with Trump’s administration, I do not foresee any problem whatsoever,” Goyal said, adding that India was looking forward to starting talks with the new US administration and their ties were only getting better with time.
In October, Trump had called India the “biggest tariff abuser”.
Goyal said PM Narendra Modi has managed India’s international relationships better than ever in the past and has worked with three administrations in the US-Obama, Trump and Biden. “We will again work with Trump administration. In the past 10 years, our relationship with the US got better and better every single year,” he said.