India, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended an event organized by the US Embassy in India at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai on Tuesday night, celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence.

It was the second time Rubio attended an Independence Day event in India in less than five months. He last visited in May this year for bilateral talks. The US Embassy in India, headed by US Envoy Sergio Gor, had organized an event in New Delhi then, also celebrating the 250th anniversary of US independence.

The coincidence was not lost on the Florida Republican as he spoke at the Mumbai event Tuesday. Rubio joked he is "starting to think all our embassy does here is throw parties."

"It's a great honor t...