US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India next week, focusing on energy, trade, and investment discussions in Mumbai and Jamnagar. By bypassing the capital, New Delhi, and requesting that External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar travel to meet him in Mumbai, Rubio has triggered a significant political backlash. Indian opposition leaders have criticized the government, characterizing the arrangement as an affront to national sovereignty. The visit includes a stop at a major refinery operated by Reliance Industries in Gujarat, highlighting the importance of energy diplomacy amid ongoing tensions regarding trade and oil imports. While the US State Department frames the trip as a strategic engagement on economic and energy cooperation, the optics of the meeting location have become a focal point of domestic political debate in India.
Source : Al Jazeera English
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