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US top diplomat Marco Rubio to visit India and Uzbekistan

The trip includes talks on energy cooperation, trade and investment, plus a C5+1 Ministerial with five Central Asian countries.

  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India and Uzbekistan next week to strengthen energy cooperation and strategic partnerships, the State Department announced on Tuesday.
  • Rubio will visit Jamnagar, home to Reliance Industries' refinery, the world's largest single-site facility capable of processing 1.4 million barrels of crude oil daily.
  • In Samarkand, the Secretary will participate in the C5+1 Ministerial alongside more than 200 business leaders promoting commercial cooperation across Central Asia.
  • Rubio will hold bilateral meetings with senior officials, including the External Affairs Minister, to discuss regional dynamics and enhance the US-India strategic partnership.
  • This energy focus follows President Donald Trump's announcement in March of a $300 billion Reliance Industries-backed refinery in Texas, the first built in 50 years.
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Rubio will travel between 17 and 22 October. First, he will arrive in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to participate in a "C5+1 ministerial meeting." He will hold bilateral meetings with Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. "On this historic visit, Secretary Rubio will head an American trade delegation composed of more than 200 business leaders, marking the beginning of a new era of strengthened trade cooperation betw…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Bloomberg broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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