Washington DC, Oct. 14 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Mumbai and Jamnagar as part of his trip to India in October, with meetings planned with senior Indian government officials to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership and explore enhanced energy cooperation.

Rubio will visit India and Uzbekistan between October 17 and 22.

According to a media note issued by the US Department of State on Tuesday (local time), Rubio will travel to Samarkand in Uzbekistan, followed by Mumbai and Jamnagar in India. The visit will mark his second official trip to India this year.

During his India visit, Rubio will meet senior government officials to "strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, exchange views on regional and glob...