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• Rubio is likely to travel ‌to India this year to prepare for the president’s visit, he ‌told IANS in an interview.
• “We’re ‌working ⁠towards sometime early next year ⁠to have the president come,” Rubio said, according to IANS.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Trump ​last week on ‌the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Seven industrial powers in France. Trump said that they had a “very ‌good” conversation.
• India has been pressing ​the United States for months for a Trump visit, potentially as ⁠part of a meeting including Japan and Australia.
• India-US ties have been rocky ‌over the past year since Washington imposed high tariffs on Indian goods, punishing New Delhi for purchasing Russian oil, and engaging closely with India’s arch-rival Pakistan.
• Rubio visited India last month seeking to ‌repair ties, but the killing of three Indian ​sailors in attacks on commercial ships by the US Navy in the ⁠Gulf has roiled relations again.
• In the ⁠IANS interview, Rubio said the US hoped to conclude a trade deal ‌with India. “We’re on the last inches of getting it done and it’s ​very positive.”