INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 24th May 2026.

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 24th May 2026.

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1.      Rubio-Modi meeting and India-US energy cooperation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in a visit aimed at repairing strains in India-US ties after a difficult year marked by visa curbs, deportations, US proximity to Pakistan and the West Asia crisis. The two sides discussed defence, strategic technologies, trade, investment, energy security, connectivity, education and people-to-people ties. Rubio said the US could help diversify India’s energy supply and stressed that Washington would not allow Iran to hold the global energy market hostage. India’s stand remained consistent: conflicts must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. The logic of the engagement is clear—India needs diversified energy and strategic technology partnerships, while the US sees India as central to its Indo-Pacific approach. The gist is that bilateral ties are being recalibrated around energy, defence, technology and regional stability.

2.      Cockroach Janta Party: BJP criticism and internal caution