NEW DELHI: The ministry of exterior affairs on Thursday expressed confidence in India-US ties amid tariff warfare, saying that the 2 nations have “weathered a number of transitions and challenges”. This comes a day earlier than Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s essential meet, the end result of which might affect India because it faces further 25% tariffs due to it is steady buy of Russian oil.It additional introduced the twenty first version of the joint navy train, ‘Yudh Abhyas’, anticipated to happen later this month in Alaska. “America and India share a complete international strategic partnership anchored in shared pursuits, democratic values and strong people-to-people ties. This partnership has weathered a number of transitions and challenges, as we had stated earlier, and we stay centered on the substantive agenda that the 2 international locations have dedicated to, and we hope that the connection will proceed to maneuver ahead primarily based on mutual respect and shared pursuits,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated.“The twenty first version of the joint navy train – ‘Yudh Abhyas’ can be anticipated to happen later this month in Alaska. Either side stay engaged to convene the two+2 Intersessional assembly on the working-level in the direction of the top of this month,” he added.He additionally knowledgeable {that a} US defence coverage workforce is about to go to India in mid-August.“The India-US defence partnership, underpinned by foundational defence agreements, is a crucial pillar of the bilateral partnership. This strong cooperation has strengthened throughout all domains. We expect a US defence coverage workforce to be in Delhi in mid-August,” MEA stated.This comes after New Delhi rejected a media report that claimed that India had placed on maintain talks for main defence purchases from the States.“The information studies on India pausing the talks associated to defence purchases with the US are false and fabricated. It’s clarified that the assorted instances of procurement are being progressed as per the extant procedures,” defence ministry officers had stated.