How Marco Rubio Can Add Ambition To US-India Relationship |
How Marco Rubio Can Add Ambition To US-India Relationship
Updated: May 23, 2026 20:20 pm IST Published On May 23, 2026 20:19 pm IST Last Updated On May 23, 2026 20:20 pm IST
Published On May 23, 2026 20:19 pm IST
Last Updated On May 23, 2026 20:20 pm IST
Some claim the US-India relationship is adrift, with New Delhi becoming an afterthought in Washington's worldview. However, Marco Rubio's first visit to India as Secretary of State has the potential to breathe more ambition into the partnership between the world's two largest democracies.
US Ambassador Sergio Gor deserves great credit for his efforts to shore up a relationship buffeted by tariffs and sanctions, as well as Washington's approach to Islamabad. Secretary Rubio's visit can help advance key initiatives such as the Quad, which has been on pause for a year, by attending a foreign ministers' gathering of that key group.
There is much more that each side can do to infuse ambition and momentum. In a world of rising great power tension, Delhi and DC can signal a recommitment to a strategic convergence 25 years in the making. These can include a range of matters, detailed........