Jaishankar Meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York, Focus on Strategic Engagement

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York this morning on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. 

Jaishankar meets Rubio

The two officials discussed a broad range of bilateral and global issues, with both sides underscoring the importance of sustained engagement to advance shared priorities.

This makes Jaishankar’s crucial, publicly disclosed meeting with Rubio since his appointment earlier this year under the Trump administration. 

While details of the conversation were not made public, the meeting comes amid shifting geopolitical alignments, growing Indo-Pacific coordination, and renewed urgency around multilateral reform. 

In a post on social media, Jaishankar confirmed the engagement and said both sides would remain in touch.

The interaction follows a series of high-level diplomatic engagements between India and the United States in recent months, as both governments work to consolidate cooperation across defense, technology, supply chains, and global governance.