United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India on Saturday for a three-day visit taking in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi.He will discuss energy security, trade and defence cooperation with senior Indian officials, US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement on Tuesday.The visit comes as relations between US President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi continue to fluctuate.So what is Rubio’s visit all about, and is he trying to mend bridges between the two nations?Here is more about why Rubio’s visit to India is significant.What is the context of Rubio’s visit to India?Rubio is spending a few days in India ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers from the informal Quad security forum comprising the US, Japan, Australia and India in New Delhi on May 26.The Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has been referred to as “the Asian version of NATO”. It was formed as a response to the rising power of China and has carried out joint military and naval exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.Rubio’s visit also comes days after the Trump administration moved to dismiss US criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in a case in which he is accused of bribing Indian officials with as much as $265m to secure contracts and of lying …
