"We're About As Close As You Can Be": Marco Rubio On India-US Trade Deal

Wednesday, 21 October 2026Newsdesk

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted Rubio for wide-ranging talks shortly after the top diplomat arrived in Mumbai for his second visit to India in under five months, even as bilateral ties remain strained over Washington's unpredictable trade policies and tightening immigration rules.

New Delhi 21 October 2026

As per news report of NDTV,India and the US moved to expand energy and defence cooperation on Tuesday despite ongoing friction in their relations, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged New Delhi to scale up energy trade and increase the purchase of American technologies and systems.

Source - NDTV