US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Monday with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, stressing that ties between the two countries remain “of critical importance” despite fresh strains including a move to curb skilled-worker visas that will hit Indian nationals hardest.

Rubio thanked the Indian government for its continued engagement on trade, defence, energy, pharmaceuticals and critical minerals, according to a US readout of the meeting, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Both sides agreed to keep working together to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, including through the Quad security grouping with Japan and Australia, the statement said.

Jaishankar said of the meeting in a post on X that the two sides “agreed on the importanc

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