U.S, May 8 -- In a bid to deepen India-US ties, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to India for bilateral talks and to attend the Australia-India-Japan-US Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM).

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said he hoped to welcome Rubio to India "soon". According to reports, Rubio is likely to be in Delhi for a three-day visit from May 24 to 26, his first since taking over as Secretary of State last January. He is likely to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and call on PM Narendra Modi, reports said.

"The United States deeply values our growing partnership with India, and we are excited to build even stronger ties that will benefit both our nations and the world," Gor, who is al...