US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India in May, as confirmed by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor. This visit follows Rubio's meeting with India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Washington, where they discussed enhancing bilateral ties, particularly in trade, defense cooperation, and the Quad alliance. The two sides expressed a commitment to deepen engagement in these areas, aiming to strengthen the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The planned visit comes at a time of renewed momentum in US-India relations, especially after a recent trade agreement that eliminated steep tariffs on Indian goods and set a framework for boosting bilateral trade. This agreement, described as historic by both President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reduced tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%. However, the US Supreme Court recently struck down tariffs imposed under a national emergency law, leading to the announcement of a new blanket tariff of 10%, which was later increased to 15%.