India, May 29 -- The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India for four days from May 23-26, 2026. It was his first visit to India after assuming office in January 2025.

Relations between India and the US have grown progressively over the last quarter of a century. The two countries started on a positive note in Trump's second term with an early and substantive stand-alone visit by PM Narendra Modi to the White House on 13th February, 2025.

In a surprising move, however, the US slapped 25 per cent tariffs on imports from India on April 3rd, 2025. This was followed on 10th May, 2025, by President Trump's announcement about the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the Op Sindoor conflict, even before India had made the announceme...