US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Mumbai and Jamnagar for energy talks after the C5+1 meeting in Samarkand

13 October 2026

The US State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India and Uzbekistan from 17 to 22 October 2026.
In Uzbekistan he will join the C5+1 Ministerial in Samarkand, which brings the United States together with five Central Asian countries.
He will then visit Mumbai and Jamnagar, meet senior government officials and discuss enhanced energy cooperation.
Jamnagar is home to Reliance Industries' refinery, the world's largest single-site refining complex, which can process 1.4 million barrels of crude oil a day.
Mr Rubio will also meet business leaders to promote commercial investment and economic cooperation.