U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, shakes hands with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, on February 3, 2026
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) ahead of an inaugural ministerial on critical minerals.
Mr. Rubio welcomed Mr. Jaishankar at the Department of State on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) afternoon.
Mr. Jaishankar is on a visit to the United States from February 2-4 and will participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial convened by Mr. Rubio on Wednesday (February 4, 2026).
During the visit, Mr. Jaishankar will also hold meetings with senior members of the U.S. administration, the Ministry of External Affairs had said.
The meeting between Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Rubio comes a day after Trump announced on Truth Social that India and the U.S. agreed to a trade deal, under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Delhi from 25 to 18%.
Published – February 04, 2026 06:36 am IST