Rubio skips New Delhi on India trip, no Modi meeting announced

The daily briefing

Saturday 17 October 2026

NEWSROOM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will land in India this week with a schedule that leaves out New Delhi and includes no announced meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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