Rubio to tour Reliance Jamnagar refinery amid Musk-Ambani row
· Business · Times of India, Bloomberg
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar from October 17-22, where he will tour Reliance's oil refinery. The stopover follows Elon Musk's social media jab at Mukesh Ambani, where he addressed him as PM Ambani and the real boss of India, over alleged regulatory delays for Starlink. Energy cooperation is expected to be a key focus area during Rubio's second visit to India this year, after his May Quad foreign ministers meeting in Delhi. The visit also comes amid ongoing tensions over the US suspending Indian firms from the PERM green card programme and India's concerns regarding the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA).
Why it matters
Rubio's refinery visit signals deeper US-India energy ties as Reliance plans a major Texas refinery investment, while the trip highlights India's push to secure energy stability amid sanctions on Russian oil imports. The stopover also underscores the diplomatic fallout from recent US-India tech-worker disputes and stalled talent mobility talks.
Read the original report — Times of India
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