NSA Doval meets Marco Rubio, security and defence issues in focus

US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Sunday with talks focused on defence security and strategic technologyrelated cooperation including the TRUST initiativeUS Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Mr Marco Rubio met NSA Shri Ajit Doval today The discussions focused on defence security and strategic technology related cooperation including the TRUST initiative the MEA said in a post on X following the meetingThe two NSAs reiterated the high priority accorded to the bilateral Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership They also exchanged views on regional and global issues it addedEarlier in the day External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Rubio discussed the IndiaUS Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and regional global and multilateral issues of mutual interestEAM Jaishankar also stated that he looked forward to attending the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting along with his colleagues from Australia Japan and the US here on TuesdayGood discussions with Secretary Rubio of USA in New Delhi Reviewed the entire spectrum of our Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership including trade and energy defence and security critical minerals and AI nuclear ampamp peopletopeople counterterror and counternarcotics cooperation he said in a post on XRegional global and multilateral issues of mutual interest were also discussed Have a detailed readout at the press conference thereafter Look forward to joining Secretary Rubio and our colleagues from Australia and Japan for the QUAD Foreign Ministersrsquo meeting on Tuesday he addedOn Saturday Rubio called on Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe Secretary and Prime Minister discussed the current situation in the Middle East The Secretary emphasised that the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage and affirmed that US energy products have the potential to diversify Indiarsquos energy supply The two officials reflected upon recent bilateral achievements including significant investments that advance the President and Prime Ministers Mission 500 to double trade by 2030 a statement issued by US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott saidRubio in a post on X said In New Delhi I met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to underscore the importance of the USIndia relationship We discussed the situation in the Middle East and USIndia partnership in energy securing critical supply chains and collaboration on emerging technologies I was pleased to invite Prime Minister Modi to the White House on behalf of the PresidentAfter the meeting PM Modi said that both countries will continue to work closely for the global goodHappy to receive the US Secretary of State Mr Marco Rubio We discussed sustained progress in the IndiaUS Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and issues related to regional and global peace and security India and the United States will continue to work closely for the global good PM Modi wrote on XThe Prime Ministers Office PMO stated the visiting US Secretary of State briefed PM Modi on the sustained progress in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors including defence strategic technologies trade and investment energy security connectivity education and peopletopeople tiesSecretary Rubio shared the US perspective on various regional and global issues including the situation in West Asia Prime Minister reaffirmed Indias consistent support for peace efforts and reiterated the call for peaceful resolution of the conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy according to a statement issued by the PMOPrime Minister requested Secretary Rubio to convey his warm greetings to President Trump and said that he looked forward to their continued exchanges it addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever