US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin a three-day visit to India on Tuesday. During the visit, India and the United States will discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in energy, trade, investment, defence and key technologies. The two sides will also exchange views on the crisis in West Asia.

This will be Rubio’s second visit to India this year. The visit comes at a time when tensions have persisted in relations between the two countries. During his previous visit to India in May, Rubio held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. He also participated in a meeting of foreign ministers from Quad countries.

Marco Rubio to Meet S. Jaishankar in Mumbai

A large delegation of business representatives is also expected to accompany the US Secretary of State to India. Rubio is scheduled to meet Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon.

The meeting is expected to focus on ways to further strengthen the comprehensive global strategic partnership between India and the United States. Along with defence and energy, trade and investment are also expected to be key topics of discussion.