New Delhi, May 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held wide-ranging discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on bilateral cooperation across areas such as defence, trade and energy. Rubio briefed PM Modi on Washington's perspective on the situation in West Asia, and PM Modi reaffirmed India's consistent support for the peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, Secretary Rubio briefed the Prime Minister on the sustained progress in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence, strategic technologies, trade and investment, energy security, connectivity, education and people-to-people ties.

Secretary Rubio shared the US perspec...