Marco Rubio’s Mumbai visit sparks political row in India

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India this week but skip New Delhi, holding talks with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Mumbai instead, sparking political controversy in India. The US ambassador said Washington expected Jaishankar to travel to Mumbai to meet Rubio, prompting opposition leaders to accuse the government of allowing India's top diplomat to be "summoned" on home soil. The visit focuses on trade, energy, and investment, including a stop at a Reliance refinery in Jamnagar. Relations between the US and India are strained over tariffs and India's Russian oil purchases, though bilateral trade grew nearly 12 percent in 2025 to about $240bn.


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