<p class="title">India will try to find common ground on trade issues during discussions with visiting US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terrorism, Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific, Iran, trade issues, and growing bilateral defence ties will be the focus of discussions between the Indian government and Pompeo on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We will be meeeting with a positive attitude," Jaishankar told reporters after filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha poll from Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The meeting with Mike Pompeo will be an important one. We will definitely discuss issues related to trade between the two countries," Jaishankar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both the countries are having their own interests. And it is natural to have some conflicts because of that. We will find a common ground using diplomacy. We will hold discussions with the US with a positive approach," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On India's policy towards China, the bureaucrat-turned-politician said, "It is natural that policy changes with the change in the situation. Our relations are stable after PM Modi's meeting with the Chinese president last year."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talks are on to resolve other issues (between India and China), Jaishankar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister also said Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We expect the Chinese President to visit India this year. Even I have planned a visit to China but the date is not fixed yet," the minister said. </p>
<p class="title">India will try to find common ground on trade issues during discussions with visiting US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terrorism, Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific, Iran, trade issues, and growing bilateral defence ties will be the focus of discussions between the Indian government and Pompeo on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We will be meeeting with a positive attitude," Jaishankar told reporters after filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha poll from Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The meeting with Mike Pompeo will be an important one. We will definitely discuss issues related to trade between the two countries," Jaishankar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both the countries are having their own interests. And it is natural to have some conflicts because of that. We will find a common ground using diplomacy. We will hold discussions with the US with a positive approach," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On India's policy towards China, the bureaucrat-turned-politician said, "It is natural that policy changes with the change in the situation. Our relations are stable after PM Modi's meeting with the Chinese president last year."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talks are on to resolve other issues (between India and China), Jaishankar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister also said Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We expect the Chinese President to visit India this year. Even I have planned a visit to China but the date is not fixed yet," the minister said. </p>