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Marco Rubio Plans October India Visit Amid Quad Diplomacy
Marco Rubio is the United States secretary of state.
He is expected to visit India again in October.
The visit would come only a few months after he spent several days there in May.
During his May trip, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended a meeting with other Quad foreign ministers.
The Quad includes India, the United States, Australia and Japan.
After visiting India, Rubio is expected to travel to Australia for another Quad meeting.
The countries are working together on defence, energy, technology, trade and security.
The US ambassador said the relationship between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi is an important part of the partnership.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit India again in October.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Rubio will travel onward to Australia for another Quad meeting.
Rubio’s May 23–26 India visit included meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting.
India and the United States are expanding cooperation in defence, energy, technology, trade and critical minerals.
Sergio Gor described the Trump-Modi relationship and broader bilateral ties as strong and strategically important.
- Who
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.
- What
- Rubio is expected to make another multi-day visit to India in October and then travel to Australia for a Quad meeting.
- Where
- India, followed by Australia for a Quad meeting.
- When
- The visit is expected in October 2026; Rubio previously visited India from May 23 to 26.
- Why
- The visit is intended to support expanding India-US cooperation and wider Quad coordination on strategic and economic issues.
Key facts
- Expected visitor
- Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State
- Expected timing
- October 2026
- Previous India visit
- May 23–26, 2026
- Announcement source
- US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor
- Planned itinerary
- India followed by Australia
- Key cooperation areas
- Defence, energy, technology, trade and critical minerals
- Quad members
- India, the United States, Australia and Japan
Quotes
Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India
“The secretary will be coming here to India, but after India, we're actually going to continue, and he's going to travel to Australia, and that'll be another quad meeting.”
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“I think the prime minister was was very clear, and it's one of those things you can look at the records. You can look at what European leaders said.”
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