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US wants to advance economic ties with India, address irregular migration: Rubio to Jaishankar

Rubio has his first bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart
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S Jaishankar with Marco Rubio.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, has expressed the desire of the Donald Trump administration to “work with India to advance economic ties” and address concerns related to irregular migration.

Rubio and Jaishankar met at Washington DC on Tuesday evening. Jaishankar also had a separate meeting with US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.

The meetings happened a day after Trump took over as President. Rubio and Waltz are part of the new Trump team. Rubio had his first bilateral engagement with Jaishankar.

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Tammy Bruce, a spokesperson of the US state Department, said, “Secretary Rubio emphasised the Trump administration’s desire to work with India to advance economic ties and address concerns related to irregular migration.”

Bruce said, “Rubio affirmed a shared commitment to continuing to strengthen the partnership between the United States and India.”

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Rubio and Jaishankar discussed a wide range of topics, including regional issues and opportunities to further deepen the US-India relationship, in particular on critical and emerging technologies, defence cooperation, energy, and on advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

In a post on X, Jaishankar said, “Reviewed our extensive bilateral partnership, of which Secretary Rubio has been a strong advocate. Look forward to closely working with him to advance our strategic cooperation.”

Jaishankar after a meeting with US NSA Waltz posted on X, saying, “Discussed strengthening our friendship to ensure mutual benefit and enhance global stability and prosperity. Looking forward to working together on an active and outcome-oriented agenda.”

Rubio, a long time votary of stronger US-India ties, had last year introduced the ‘United States-India Defence Cooperation Act of 2024’, which aims to enhance the military relationship between the two nations. Rubio advocates treating India akin to a NATO ally in specific defence deals. His leadership could push forward technology-sharing in the military domain.

Waltz was the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans.

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