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May 24, 2026 | 21:26 IST

US is finding out it needs India. That’s why Rubio is here. India should play its cards well, and leverage strategic complementarities, especially to balance China. Washington too knows the math doesn’t work minus New Delhi

Visiting US secretary of state Marco Rubio is gamely battling the Delhi heat in more ways than one. Across the table, Indian interlocutors are looking for words to describe “trust deficit” to him.

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US is finding out it needs India. That’s why Rubio is here. India should play its cards well, and leverage strategic complementarities, especially to balance China. Washington too knows the math doesn’t work minus New Delhi

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Ready When You Are, Pardner!

US is finding out it needs India. That’s why Rubio is here. India should play its cards well, and leverage strategic complementarities, especially to balance China. Washington too knows the math doesn’t work minus New Delhi

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