Story perspectives

Rubio Meets Jaishankar as US-India Ties Hit 20-Year Low

5/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi as relations hit a twenty-year low.
Rubio visited Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur and attended a gala marking the United States’ 250th independence anniversary.
Former foreign ministry adviser Ashok Malik warned that recent tariff disputes have created a trust deficit even as India signed trade pacts with Oman, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

1 of 1

Story summary

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi as relations hit a twenty-year low.
Rubio visited Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur and attended a gala marking the United States’ 250th independence anniversary.
Former foreign ministry adviser Ashok Malik warned that recent tariff disputes have created a trust deficit even as India signed trade pacts with Oman, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the European Union.