Marco Rubio to meet PM Modi after Kolkata visit: What's on the cards — trade deal, energy imports, Quad Summit

Key Takeaways

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin his four-day, four city visit of India as he landed in Kolkata, West Bengal on Saturday, 23 May.
• Rubio's visit comes at a time when US-India ties have been battered by President Donald Trump's tariffs, and Washington's renewed engagement with New Delhi's rivals Pakistan and China.
• Rubio's first visit to India is slated to include stops in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi for talks on trade, energy and defense cooperation, the State Department said.
• In Kolkata, the top US diplomat, a devout Catholic, will tour the headquarters of the late Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.
• Rubio is then slated to fly to New Delhi, where he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Saturday.