Rubio to visit India next week as Jaishankar says trade talks near landing point
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India next week to discuss strategic partnerships and energy cooperation. Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar indicated that ongoing US-India trade negotiations are nearing a resolution.
Why it matters
The visit signals a continued effort to strengthen US-India ties despite geopolitical friction regarding Russia and shifting global trade policies.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India next week, travelling to Mumbai and Gujarat's Jamnagar as Washington looks to deepen energy cooperation, strategic ties and commercial engagement with New Delhi despite ongoing differences over trade and India's purchases of Russian oil.The US Department of State announced Tuesday that Rubio will first travel to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to participate in the C5+1 Ministerial with the five Central Asian republics before heading to India. This will be Rubio's second visit to India since May, when he attended the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.In India, Rubio will meet senior government officials to discuss the bilateral strategic partnership, regional and global developments, and expanded energy cooperation.
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