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The central government is set to brief the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday about developments in the country's foreign policy, covering aspects such as the potential impact and the steps undertaken to counter the recent changes in US trade policy as well as US-India trade negotiations. The briefing is scheduled to start at 4 pm.
The briefing will be led by representatives from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
The panel had raised several questions concerning India-US trade including India's stance in trade negotiations and India's foreign policy.
The briefing will also detail progress in trade negotiations with the US.
The development comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has doubled an existing duty of 25 per cent on goods impored from India to 50 per cent over India's oil trade with Russia.
The doubling of duty followed the failure of negotiators from India and the US to arrive at a trade deal.
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