India, Oct. 22 -- US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Washington's close ties with Pakistan would not affect its partnership with India, adding that both countries shared concerns over terrorism.

"In no way does the relationship with Pakistan come at the expense of our relationship with India," Rubio, who was on a visit to India, said in an interview with India Today. He added that the US and India "share the same concerns... about terrorism."

He made the remarks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, one of the locations targeted in the 26/11 terror attacks in 2008. The attacks killed more than 160 people, including six US nationals.

He was responding to a question on how Washington would reassure New Delhi that ...