US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday lauded India’s economic growth in the uncertain global times, and called it ‘an indispensable friend to America’ during her first visit to the country.Yellen’s visit comes as India is set to assume the presidency of the grouping of the world’s 20 largest economies on December 1, following the G20 Summit hosted by Indonesia in Bali during November 15-16."Bilateral trade between the US and India reached an all-time high last year & we expect it to grow further," Yellen said.Terming the Ukraine war an outcome of Putin’s barbarism, she added, “It's no surprise that India is among the fastest-growing major economies in the world.We're dealing with the lingering effects of the pandemic, spill-overs from Putin's barbaric war in Ukraine and macroeconomic tightening,” implying that economic challenges from the conflict and supply strains were drawing India and the United States closer together."