India, May 24 -- The detention of US national Matthew VanDyke is expected to emerge as a sensitive issue during high-level India-United States engagements this week, with people familiar with developments indicating that the matter will feature during interactions involving U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his India visit.

Rubio has arrived in India primarily to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 26th May, where the United States, India, Japan and Australia are expected to discuss Indo-Pacific developments, strategic coordination and broader regional priorities. His visit also includes bilateral engagements focused on trade, energy and defence cooperation.

According to inputs received by The Sun...