Rubio Arrives on First Visit to India, to Meet PM Modi
23 May 2026 7:34 AM IST23 May 2026 7:34 AM IST
Rubio's trip comes one week after President Donald Trump held an upbeat state visit to China, with which the United States and India have historically had fraught relations.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks his plane at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
Kolkata:US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived early Saturday on his first trip to India where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the heels of US diplomacy with China.
Rubio arrived in Kolkata on the first of his four stops in India. He will visit sites of the late Mother Teresa before flying to New Delhi to meet Modi later in the day, according to the State Department.
Rubio's trip comes one week after President Donald Trump held an upbeat state visit to China, with which the United States and India have historically had fraught relations.
( Source : PTI )
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