Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda

The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

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Rubio arrived in the eastern city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) on Saturday morning before travelling to the capital. He is also due to visit Jaipur and Agra.

He extended an invitation to visit the White House to Modi during their meeting, US officials said. The Indian premier, meanwhile, said the pair had discussed "issues related to regional and global peace and security".

The visit comes as the two nations seek to reshape their economic relationship, and amid a global energy crisis triggered by the Iran war that has acutely affected India.

Energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz - a narrow waterway that has become a flashpoint since Israel and the US attacked Iran - have virtually ground to a halt.