Rubio touts US energy on India trip meant to repair ties

The US has meanwhile grown closer to India’s rival and neighbour Pakistan, with Islamabad emerging as a key interlocutor in efforts to end the Iran war, a new irritant to the US-India relationship.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at shoring ​up relations battered by Washington’s tariffs and engagement with New Delhi’s rivals Pakistan and China.