New York, Sep 22 Amid signs of thaw in ties between India and the US, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here on Monday, during which they agreed on “sustained engagement”. Jaishankar posted on X after the meeting, “Our conversation covered a range of bilateral and international issues of current concern. Agreed on the importance of sustained engagement to progress on priority areas”. Rubio and Jaishankar also held a bilateral meeting on its sidelines. India called the meeting “positive and forward-looking”, with the two sides agreeing to step up efforts to reach an agreement.