Marco Rubio, the United States Secretary of State, invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump during Rubio’s first official trip to India.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Kolkata on Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes, four-day diplomatic blitz aimed at repairing Washington's fractured relationship with New Delhi.

Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Rome is not merely the final stop of his international tour. It is a major signal of how New Delhi sees its place in the emerging global order. India and Italy are preparing to elevate their bilateral relations to the level of a special strategic partnership. In diplomatic language, this is not just a symbolic phrase. It means the two countries are seeking to move beyond ordinary trade and political dialogue and turn their relationship into a long-term framework covering the economy, technology, logistics, maritime security, energy and global supply chains.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concluding a five-nation tour that has taken him from the Gulf to Europe at a moment when India’s foreign policy is increasingly being shaped by one central question: how can the world’s fastest-growing major economy protect itself from global shocks?

Police and party officials report that at least four people have died in political unrest following the victory of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party in the West Bengal state election.

Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visit to India on 5–7 May could become one of the most notable diplomatic events of the month in Asia.