
Washington:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Washington in their first bilateral meeting. S Jaishankar has come here on the invitation of the US government, where he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President. Trump took oath as President on Monday.
The State Department gave information about the schedule of the new Secretary of State’s first day, saying, “Secretary Rubio will meet with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar at the State Department.” This meeting will be held at the Foggy Bottom Headquarters of the State Department and this meeting will be held immediately after the Quad Ministerial Meeting. Quad, which is an informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and America, will participate in this meeting. This initiative was started in the first term of the Trump administration.
Marco Rubio, who served as the US senator from Florida from January 3, 2011 to January 20, 2025, is considered hawkish on China. He was banned twice by China in 2020. In addition, he has also been the top Republican member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Trump took oath as the 47th President of America on Monday. Trump announced several executive decisions and said that America’s “Golden Age” begins now.