‘Indo-US bilateral relation better today than it ever has been’

US Consul General David J Ranz, from the consulate in Mumbai, had visited Gujarat in September last year just when the new government under chief minister Bhupendra Patel, took charge. In an email interview with AVINASH NAIR and LEENA MISRA, he spoke on how the “tariff war” has impacted the relation between two countries and the key takeaways from the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

How has the ongoing “tariff war” between India and the United States, and now the pandemic, impacted Indo-U.S.relations?

The US-India bilateral relationship is better today than it ever has been. In fact, although the final numbers are not yet in, it appears that bilateral trade in 2021 broke our previous record, and this despite the challenges of the global pandemic.