Apart from dealing with issues related to bilateral concerns, such as energy trade, Rubio was in New Delhi to attend the Quad (an alliance of Australia, Japan, India, and US) foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday.

Both the EU and India see the deal as a significant relief in the context of economic pressure from the Donald Trump administration in the US, in the form of the arbitrary use of tariff and trade wars.

The Trump administration and the Modi government have eagerly hailed their bond as great democracies. In practice however, the relationship has largely seen India emerge as a junior partner to US imperialism

Condemning the US imperialist policies, people expressed their solidarity with the people of Cuba, Palestine, Venezuela, Bolivia and Iran.

What does US president Donald Trump’s visit mean for India as far as matters of defense are concerned? D. Raghunandan of the All India People’s Science Network weights in