During a four-day visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. Before heading to the capital, Rubio landed on Saturday morning in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), a city in the east. He is also scheduled to travel to Agra and Jaipur. During their encounter, he invited Modi to visit the White House, according to US officials. Meanwhile, the Indian premier said that “issues related to regional and global peace and security” had been discussed between the two.
The visit takes place in the midst of a worldwide energy crisis brought on by the Iran war, which has severely impacted India, and as the two countries look to restructure their economic ties. Since Israel and the US attacked Iran, energy supplies over the Strait of Hormuz, a tiny waterway that has become a flashpoint, have essentially stopped. About 20% of the world’s natural gas and oil pass through the strait, which Iran has effectively closed as a pressure tactic in the precarious peace talks with the United States. As a result, India, which imports more than 80% of its energy needs, has suffered. The strait typically handles nearly half of India’s imports of crude oil. According to his spokesperson, Rubio and Modi talked about the Middle East crisis.
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