Marco Rubio in India: US state secretary visit in frames

Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. "We discussed sustained progress in the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and issues related to regional and global peace and security," wrote the PM in a post on X. (Photo credit: X / @narendramodi)

Marco Rubio landed at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal with his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio. This visit is being viewed as a significant moment in the evolving India-US relationship. (Picture Credit: AP)

Sergio Gor, US Ambassador to India, welcomed Marco and Jeanette Rubio at the airport. Gor has described the visit as 'historic.' (Picture credit: PTI)

In the first visit by a US Secretary of State to Kolkata more than a decade,

Rubio visited Mother House, the headquarters of Saint Teresa's Missionaries of Charity. (Picture credit: PTI)

Marco Rubio interacted with the nuns of Mother House, the headquarters of Saint Teresa's Missionaries of Charity. As reported by ANI, Sister Concettina, the Secretary General of the Missionaries of Charity, described his visit as personal and reflective. (Picture credit: PTI)

Sisters of Nirmala Sishu Bhawan children's home waved at Marco Rubio's cavalcade as he departed. (Picture credit: AP)

Marco Rubio boarded a plane for New Delhi at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, accompanied by Sergio Gor. He was set to have talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (Picture credit: AP)

Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette disembark their plane at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. On May 26, Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu are expected to attend the Quad meeting, which will be presided over by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. (Picture Credit: PTI)