Rubio and India's Foreign Minister Meet in Mumbai as Both Sides Aim to Finalize Trade Deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with India's foreign minister in Mumbai on Tuesday as the two countries seek to deepen energy cooperation and move closer to finalizing a trade deal. Trade negotiations between the two nations had stalled for months, and both sides are now trying to revive them. Rubio is also due to meet some of Asia's richest men in Mumbai, as Washington works to strengthen economic ties at a time when relations are described as strained. Negotiations on the trade agreement are continuing.

Right-leaning Washington Times coverage leads with the talks between Rubio and the foreign minister, energy cooperation and finalizing a trade deal, with no mention of strained ties. The alternative-source AP report shares that focus and adds that negotiations had stalled for months. Left-leaning New York Times coverage leads with Rubio's planned meetings with Asia's richest men and describes relations as strained. All agree on the Mumbai setting and on the trade deal as a central aim; none of the excerpts quotes officials.