U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India for four days from May 23 to May 26, according to multiple reports. The trip comes as the Quad foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in New Delhi next week. Rubio’s itinerary includes stops in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi. In India, he holds talks with senior officials, including External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and is expected to participate in Quad-related ministerial engagements. Several outlets report that discussions focus on cooperation across defence, trade, energy and related connectivity issues, with attention also drawn to energy security concerns. One report says Rubio emphasizes India’s role in the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and discusses strengthening the Quad partnership. During his visit, Rubio meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveys a reported invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump for Modi to visit Washington later this year. Reports also note that Rubio travels to India from Sweden, where he is expected to attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting on May 22, placing the India trip ahead of the Quad ministerial session.