India, May 25 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself fielding an unexpected question about racist remarks targeting Indians during a joint press briefing with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Sunday.

An American journalist raised concerns over online racism faced by Indians and Indian Americans, referring to a controversial social media post previously shared by US President Donald Trump that described India as a "hellhole".

"I don't know who he was talking about. I assumed he was referring to random things people post online," Rubio said, adding that such posts could come from "a troll" or "a bot."

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When the reporter clarified that the remark referred to a post shared by ...