Washington DC, Feb. 3 -- Following the announcement of the India-US trade deal, which lowered tariffs on Indian imports to 18 per cent, US Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove on Monday (local time) urged the Trump administration to act swiftly to strengthen bilateral ties.

She also criticised the previous 50 per cent tariffs imposed on India--25 per cent of which was linked to New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil--saying they had hindered meaningful cooperation between the two countries.

In a post on X, Kamlager-Dove said that the 50 per cent tariffs imposed had "tanked a year of meaningful bilateral cooperation" with India, including the annual Quad Leaders' Summit, which was scheduled to take place last year.

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