Rubio to visit India May-end

In a visit expected to shore up India-U.S. ties, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to India for bilateral talks and to attend the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM).

Outlining the visit, U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said he hoped to welcome Mr. Rubio to India “soon”. Sources told The Hindu that Mr. Rubio is expected to be in Delhi for a three-day visit from May 24 to 26, his first since taking over as U.S. Secretary of State last January.

“The United States deeply values our growing partnership with India, and we are excited to build even stronger ties that will benefit both our nations and the world,” Mr. Gor, who is also U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, said in a post.  “See you soon, Mr. Secretary!” he added.

In a separate post after meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Mr. Gor also announced that several U.S. Governors would be visiting India in the months ahead.