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EAM Jaishankar meets Rubio, Bessent in Washington

IANS | February 04, 2026 10:27 AM

WASHINGTON: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held separate meetings with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, holding wide-ranging discussions on the India-US strategic and economic partnership.

“Delighted to meet US @SecRubio this afternoon, ” Jaishankar said in a post on X after the meeting. “A wide-ranging conversation that covered our bilateral cooperation agenda, regional and global issues.”

He said the discussions with Rubio covered multiple pillars of the India-US relationship. “Facets of India - US Strategic Partnership discussed included trade, energy, nuclear, defence, critical minerals and technology, ” Jaishankar said.

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