New Delhi, May 22 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday expressed his frustration over the South Block's agenda being disseminated from Washington's podiums after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio bypassed traditional diplomatic protocol, confirming the state visit of the Venezuelan President to India before a formal announcement could be issued by either capital.

In a post on X, he said that this "Rubio-led leak" is not merely an annoyance but a symptom of a larger, worrying trend. "At 5:37 PM on May 10, 2025, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the first to announce the halt to Operation Sindoor. Yesterday, Mr. Rubio was again the very first to announce that the President of Venezuela would be visiting India next week. This was ...