Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that he had a brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with the newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said yesterday that he had a brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold his first bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington later Tuesday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss pressing visa delays faced by Indian citizens, underscoring the importance of enhancing bilateral relations and people-to-people interactions between India and the United States.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his first bilateral meeting with Jaishankar after the Trump administration assumes power

S Jaishankar said that Trump administration was keen to have India present at the inauguration, underscoring the prioritisation of the bilateral relationship.

Vice President JD Vance swore in Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Jan. 21, the morning after the Senate unanimously voted to confirm his nomination.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to have his first bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington. The meeting will occur after the QUAD ministerial at the State Department headquarters.

A meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is Rubio's first as US President Donald Trump's top diplomat Just hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state on Tuesday, Marco Rubio focused his foreign policy agenda on strengthening strategic alliances in the Indo-Pacific.