India Sees Window of Opportunity Amidst Tests

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be the first foreign minister to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a bilateral discussion, as India aims to strengthen its ties with the US following the inauguration of President Donald Trump as its 47th President.

- JAYANTH JACOB @ New Delhi

Rubio will be meeting Jaishankar in the state department soon after his meeting with foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia under the Quad format in the same venue.

Jaishankar, who represented India at the inauguration, was seated in the front row alongside Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. He also had brief interactions with members of Trump's administration, including Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and FBI Director nominee Kash Patel.