First Visuals: PM Modi Meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Sewa Teerth | BREAKING NEWS

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:01]Cutting across now to first images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting this afternoon. Those are on your screens. Remember US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first official visit to India, a long one at that, 4 days. And on the very first day in the national capital, he is meeting the Prime Minister. That meeting lasted about an hour. Uh the first images now out. Important as far as the overall scenario of India-US relationship is concerned. This meeting, as you can see, had other officials from both sides also present at Sevathi in the national capital where it was concluded. The critical discussion lasted for over an hour. This could set the tone for the next phase of India-US strategic ties, including a meeting expected on the sidelines of G7 between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi.

[00:00:59]And in fact, Rubio arrived in the national capital today after kicking off his maiden 4-day visit in Kolkata. The extensive dialogue has been focusing on the key pillars of cooperation, including trade resets, defense partnerships, and regional energy security amid ongoing global tension.

[00:01:15]Gulf crisis is certainly one big backdrop in which this meeting assumes even more of importance. This high-profile meeting sets a definite path forward as New Delhi prepares to host the Quad foreign ministers meeting on 26th of May. Aman Sharma is now joining us from the newsroom. Aman, a meeting lasted for over an hour. The significance, the importance, and if possible, the details of the meeting.

[00:01:38]Well, Pallavi, we don't have any details yet. The first picture of this meeting has been tweeted by the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor. You can see there Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, and the NSA speaking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also present there are very much our Sergio Gor and Gore other side, the Indian side, you can see S.

[00:01:58]Jaishankar, the India's foreign minister, as well as the national security advisor, Mr. Ajit Doval, is present there as well. And later today, Mr. Jaishankar is expected at the US Embassy where there's a big function which is happening. There's a reception as well in the evening. There's a public address of Marco Rubio around 5:25 p.m.

[00:02:17]at the US Embassy. A very keenly awaited address on what his first word will be on Indian soil. But a very important meeting the meeting lasted for over an hour. So obviously there were very substantive discussions which we believe could have happened. The meeting started at 2:00 and ended about 3:15 p.m. And the meeting also significant Pallavi because the first as soon as Marco Rubio in fact landed in Delhi, he has got to meet the Prime Minister. He landed about 1:00 p.m. And at 2:00 p.m. he was at Sewa Teerth the Prime Minister's office meeting Mr. Modi. So clearly India in a way according that importance to the relationship with the US. So Joe Gore along with Marco Rubio there in those pictures. And you know the Quad meeting only happens on Tuesday when the foreign ministers of other countries will also be here. But Marco Rubio has got to meet the has got to meet the Prime Minister today itself in a big substantive meeting. So it's looks like a very important discussions have happened. Of course energy, trade, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, all of this is top on the agenda of this visit as well as talks over the Yes. the evolving bilateral trade treaty which we have been talking for a while now both the countries. And this is also a stepping stone and laying the ground for the big meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump which is likely at the G7 in France in June on June 16th 17th. So Aman, what we are getting to know through Ambassador Sergio Gore himself, he is saying that Secretary Marco Rubio extended an invite on behalf of the President Donald Trump for Prime Minister Modi to visit the White House in the near future. So, that's at least one update that has now been given by the ambassador himself, Aman. Well, yesterday we are hearing this from S.

[00:04:01]Jaishankar himself that now that he has extended an invite to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House in the near future. Interestingly, Shivani, India's invite to Donald Trump to visit India is still pending. So, you know, when the Prime Minister our Prime Minister went to the US last year in February, as soon as Donald Trump had taken over, India had invited Donald Trump to come to India especially for the Quad Summit which is to be hosted by India sometime maybe this year if if the dates work out. So, India in fact has been awaiting a visit by Donald Trump after PM Modi had paid that visit to the US. But now we see Marco Rubio inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House. So, we'll await and see what the what the Foreign Ministry has to say on that. Usually this is protocol and you know, usually the government say that they will obviously they acknowledge the invite and say that we'll get back to you in the near future on mutually convenient dates. But very important that this particular invite has again been asked reiterated. I remember when the Prime Minister Mr. Modi had gone for the G7 in Canada last year in July, at that time the meeting between Donald Trump and Mr. Mr. Modi could not happen because Donald Trump left Canada before Mr. Modi could reach. But later in a phone call even then Donald Trump had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop by in Washington D.C. and meet him. But at that time Mr. Modi had other commitments and other countries to visit so he could not go to US at that time.