U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit India ‘very soon’, Envoy Sergio Gor says
The Hindu
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India soon, emphasizing the importance of the Quad and bilateral trade ties.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India in the next few months, U.S. Envoy to India Sergio Gor said on Friday (February 20, 2026).
“I don’t have exact dates, but Secretary Rubio will be travelling to India very soon, in a matter of months. And so that’ll be part of the Quad, along with many other initiatives,” Mr. Gor said on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
He also described the Quad (Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue comprising India, the U.S., Japan, and Australia) coalition as an important grouping for cooperation among its member states.
Further, the Ambassador said that the India-U.S. trade deal is set to be inked soon, taking bilateral ties to the next level
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Mr. Gor made the remarks after a signing ceremony of the Pax Silica Declaration where India agreed to join the U.S.-led coalition aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence.
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