India, Dec. 11 -- Matt Meyer, the governor of the US state of Delaware, has said tariffs on India and restrictions on skilled immigrants are bad policies. In an interview with HT, Meyer and his Indian-American Secretary of State, Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez, said they are hoping to attract Indian pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, fintech, and software firms. Edited excerpts:

You are planning to visit India for new economic partnerships for Delaware. Can you tell us about that?

Patibanda-Sanchez: Past governors of Delaware have gone to India, and I think that there's been a lot of interest and goodwill among our state and our counterparts in India. We even have a sister state relationship with Gujarat, and I, being Indian American, and ...