New Delhi, April 18 -- India on Thursday said it is "very positive" that the upcoming visit of US Vice President JD Vance will give "further boost" to the India-US bilateral ties and "all relevant issues" will be on the table. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the comments while indicating that issues relating to trade and tariff will figure during Vance's talks with Indian leaders.

Vance is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to India beginning April 21 during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that are expected to focus on an early finalisation of the proposed bilateral trade pact.

Vance will be accompanied by his wife, Usha, their three young children - Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel - ...