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US Secretary of State kicks off India visit, invites Modi to White House
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- US-Israel war with Iran among issues looming large as Rubio expected to seek mend in ties with New Delhi.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Secretary of State Marco Rubio near Mother House in Kolkata, India.
- The trip beginning on Saturday was expected to focus on mending ties between Washington and New Delhi following recent trade frictions, particularly over India’s continued purchasing of Russian oil.
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US-Israel war with Iran among issues looming large as Rubio expected to seek mend in ties with New Delhi.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Secretary of State Marco Rubio near Mother House in Kolkata, India. [Piyal Adhikary/EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has kicked off a four-day visit to India and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House.
The trip beginning on Saturday was expected to focus on mending ties between Washington and New Delhi following recent trade frictions, particularly over India’s continued purchasing of Russian oil.
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