Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi, with discussions focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in defence, trade, strategic technologies, energy security and regional issues.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Secretary Rubio briefed PM Modi on the sustained progress in India-US cooperation across several sectors, including defence, connectivity, education, investment and people-to-people ties.
The US Secretary of State also shared Washington’s perspective on regional and global developments, including the situation in West Asia. During the meeting, Prime Minister Modi reaffirmed India’s consistent support for peace efforts and reiterated the need for resolving conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy.
The Prime Minister also requested Rubio to convey his warm greetings to US President Donald Trump and said he looked forward to continued exchanges with him.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker were among those present during the meeting.
Describing the meeting as productive, Ambassador Gor said India and the United States continued to strengthen cooperation in areas that support a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
“We had a productive discussion on ways to deepen U.S.-India cooperation across security, trade, and critical technologies — areas that strengthen both our nations and advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. India is a vital partner to the United States,” Gor said in a post on X.
Earlier, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Rubio’s visit would further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
Rubio arrived in India on Saturday for a four-day visit from May 23 to 26. Accompanied by his wife Jeanette D Rubio, Ambassador Sergio Gor and US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gabriel, Rubio began his India visit with a stop in Kolkata, where he visited the Missionaries of Charity and paid tribute to Mother Teresa.
“I was honored to visit the Missionaries of Charity today to pay homage to her legacy and to see the living example of the Catholic faith in action,” Rubio said on X.
The visit comes ahead of the upcoming QUAD foreign ministers’ meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 26. Rubio is also expected to travel to Agra and Jaipur during his India visit.
Officials said the high-level engagements during the visit would focus on enhancing cooperation in defence, trade, advanced technologies, energy security and collaboration under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue framework.
-ANI
