The bilateral relations between India and the United States “have not lost momentum”, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday (May 24, 2026), adding that hopes are high on sealing the bilateral trade deal “soon”.
Mr. Rubio, on the second day of his visit to India, held talks with Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and described his time in the country so far as “fantastic”.
His visit comes during an economic and diplomatic downturn between the United States and India, strained largely by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies that raised duties on several Indian exports.
Also read: The parallel track that keeps U.S.-India ties goingMr. Rubio arrived on Saturday (May 23, 2026) on his first official visit to India ahead of a meeting set for Tuesday (May 26) with his counterparts from India, Australia and Japan, which are members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.
The bilateral relations between India and the United States “have not lost momentum”, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday (May 24, 2026), adding that hopes are high on sealing the bilateral trade deal “soon”.
Mr. Rubio, on the second day of his visit to India, held talks with Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and described his time in the country so far as “fantastic”. His visit comes during an economic and diplomatic downturn between the United States and India, strained largely by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies that raised duties on several Indian exports.
Also read: The parallel track that keeps U.S.-India ties going
Mr. Rubio arrived on Saturday (May 23, 2026) on his first official visit to India ahead of a meeting set for Tuesday (May 26) with his counterparts from India, Australia and Japan, which are members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.
