Marco Rubio India Visit Live Updates: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, with whom the meeting lasted for over an hour. During the meeting, the top US diplomat invited PM Modi to the White House on US President Donald Trump’s behalf.
PM Modi also posted glimpses of his meeting with Rubio, saying that they discussed regional and global security during the time.
Rubio arrived in Kolkata this morning to begin his four-day India visit, his first trip to the country since taking office last year. He visited the Mother House — the headquarters of Saint Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity — before flying to the national capital.
The top US diplomat will also hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday and will attend a meeting of the Quad foreign ministers in Delhi on Tuesday. He is also expected to visit Agra and Jaipur.
“There’s a lot to work on with India; they’re a great ally and partner. We do a lot of good work with them, so this is an important trip,” he said on Friday about his trip to India.
The two sides are also expected to hold talks on the US-Iran war and its economic impact, including on energy supplies, and the recent tensions over the US imposing tariffs on India.
Rubio’s visit is expected to serve as a high-level effort to put the partnership back on firmer ground, with both US President Donald Trump and PM Modi seen as personally invested in maintaining momentum in bilateral ties.