Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
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- Rubio met Modi in Delhi during a four‑day India visit, after arriving in Kolkata and before traveling to Jaipur and Agra.
- Rubio invited Modi to the White House and said the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage, offering US energy to diversify India’s supply.
- India imports over 80% of its energy, with nearly half of its crude oil normally transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut due to the Iran‑Israel‑US conflict.
- U.S. energy supply remains tight, with crude inventories down 900.
- U.S. goods trade deficit with India reached $58.2 bn in 2025, a 27.1% rise from 2024, fueling US interest in expanding energy sales to India.
Why it matters: India gains a new US energy source to blunt Hormuz disruptions, while the United States hopes to shrink its $58.2 bn trade deficit; the deal lessens India’s exposure to Iranian pressure.
