US seeks deeper trade, energy ties with India: Energy Secy Wright

Wright made remarks at a press conference at the New York Foreign Press Centre on Wednesday on sidelines of the UNGA session

- 

The US seeks greater trade and energy cooperation with its “awesome ally” India, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said, while acknowledging ‘friction” between the countries over New Delhi’s import of discounted Russian oil under sanctions.

Wright made the remarks at a press conference organised at the New York Foreign Press Centre on Wednesday on the sidelines of the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.

“A lot of my early time when I arrived in my position was dealing with India — the world’s largest democracy, an awesome ally of the United States, a fast-growing economy, a truly dynamic society,” he said.

Wright said India has a rapidly growing energy demand because of increasing prosperity and opportunity among its people. “I'm a huge fan of India; we love India. We look forward to more energy trade, more interactions back and forth with India,” he said.