India, May 21 -- Ahead of his visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said that Washington is ready to sell as much energy as New Delhi is willing to buy.

Speaking to reporters in Miami, Rubio described India as a "great ally and partner", and said that his visit was important as it would give him a chance to meet the ministers from the Quad nations, news agency PTI reported.

"We do a lot of good work with them. And so it is an important trip. I'm glad we're able to do it because I think there'll be a lot for us to talk about," Rubio said.

"We'll also meet with Quad there, which is important. I think my first meeting as Secretary of State was with the Quad. I'm glad we are able to do it now in India and we're goin...