<h1>India's foreign minister meets US top diplomat in New York amid new US oil tariffs; trade talks seek early deal</h1> External Affairs Minister of India will hold a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State in New York during the UN General Assembly week, marking their first face-to-face meeting after the US President imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian purchases of Russian oil (bringing total US levies to 50%). Concurrently, a delegation led by India's Commerce and Industries Minister will pursue negotiations with US trade officials aimed at an early, mutually beneficial trade agreement following recent positive talks. The Indian minister will also engage other bilateral and multilateral meetings and deliver the national statement at the UN General Debate.