# Why Marco Rubio’s Mumbai visit has ruffled feathers in India

https://mins.news/en/item/104869

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 05:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/why-marco-rubios-visit-to-mumbai-has-ruffled-feathers-in-india?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Mumbai and an oil refinery in Jamnagar, skipping New Delhi. Opposition leaders say the arrangements are humiliating after the US ambassador said Washington expected India’s foreign minister to travel to meet Rubio. The dispute comes amid strains over trade, tariffs and India’s Russian oil purchases.

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