India-US relations will come out much stronger: Marco Rubio after meeting S Jaishankar

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said relations between India and Washington have not lost momentum following high-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

“India-US relations have not lost momentum … India-US relations will come out much stronger in the coming years,” Rubio said.

The Republican leader further said that he hopes that the long-awaited trade deal between the two countries is singed soon, adding that both sides are “strategically aligned” on almost all key global issues.

After the meeting in Delhi, that included discussions on the West Asia conflict, Jaishankar said India is for “unimpeded” maritime commerce.

“We discussed the situation in West Asia, Indian subcontinent and East Asia,” Jaishankar said.

The foreign minister added that he discussed civil nuclear cooperation with his American counterpart, adding: “Secretary Rubio and I welcomed recent cooperation between India and the US in the energy sector.”