India, Oct. 22 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday questioned the criticism surrounding his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Mumbai, responding to Rahul Gandhi's description of the visit as a "summons".

Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, Jaishankar said he could not understand why the meeting had triggered such a reaction. He also questioned the criticism of Mumbai as the venue for the interaction with the US official.

"I failed to get it," the minister said, adding, "They don't like Mumbai. They have something against Mumbai. It's our financial capital. It's our Bollywood capital. It has got so much going for it. Maybe Mumbai doesn't like them. I have no idea. Why they have this reservation," Jaishank...