
The remarks came amid US State Secretary Marco Rubio’s four-day visit to India focused on repairing strains in bilateral ties and advancing cooperation in defence, trade, energy and critical technologies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties into a Green Strategic Partnership focused on technology, energy, defence, innovation and sustainability.

Move comes amid warming bilateral ties with Air China and China Eastern also restarting services