Washington, Sept. 26 -- India-US ties appear to be recovering some of their normal cadence, with trade negotiators resuming talks in Delhi and Washington, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York, and a US Congressional delegation visiting India, all within the past week.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a "very, very positive" relationship and will meet soon, according to a senior State Department official, underlining that planning is underway for the next Quad Summit, expected either later this year or in early 2026.

India is slated to host leaders from the US, Australia, and Japan for the Quad summit before the year's end. The 2024 edition of the summit...