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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on a two-day India visit, with a Jamnagar refinery stop today

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 8:30 am ISTSource: CapitCue, from media reports listed below

Rubio is in India this week and is scheduled to visit Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery complex in Gujarat today, according to media reports.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a two-day visit to India and is scheduled to visit Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery complex in Gujarat today, Wednesday 21 October 2026, according to media reports.

What is planned

Rubio was in Mumbai on Tuesday 20 October, where Business Today reports he was to hold a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The report says official confirmation of some details was still awaited. Today he is reported to travel to Jamnagar for a stopover of about nine hours that includes the Reliance refining complex and a meeting with Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani. The US State Department had announced the Mumbai and Jamnagar trip for 17 to 22 October, after a first stop in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the C5+1 ministerial.

What the visit covers

The State Department says the visit will cover the bilateral partnership, regional and global developments and expanded energy cooperation, and Rubio is also expected to meet business leaders. Media reports link the Jamnagar stop to Reliance’s planned investment in an oil refinery in Texas. Neither side has announced an agreement. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said Jaishankar’s talks would include immigration, a review of bilateral cooperation, commitments to the ongoing trade deal talks and India’s position on energy security.

Trade talks

India and the US are still negotiating a trade deal. Media reports describe the talks as strained by disagreements over US tariffs and India’s purchases of Russian crude oil. No trade deal has been announced.

What to watch

Any statement on energy cooperation or the Texas refinery after the Jamnagar visit, and progress on the trade talks. Business Today also reports a further Rubio and Jaishankar meeting later this month on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta.

This story was compiled by CapitCue from the media reports listed below. Schedules can change and some details were awaiting official confirmation. CapitCue provides information only; it is not investment advice.

Sources: Business Today: Marco Rubio set to meet Mukesh Ambani in Jamnagar amid Texas refinery investment plans · Outlook India: Marco Rubio to visit Mumbai, Jamnagar from October 17-22 amid India-US trade talks

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