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Two energy partners in two days: Jaishankar hosts UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Mumbai today and US Secretary of State Rubio on Tuesday. Energy tops the agenda.

Mumbai
Monday, 19 October 2026, 10:00 AM IST
Reported by MEA · The Meridian Index desk

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Congress says Jaishankar was “summoned”. MEA says hosting outside Delhi is decade-old practice.

Rubio and Jaishankar meeting, February 2026
Rubio and Jaishankar, Feb 2026. Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is hosting two energy partners in two days: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Mumbai today, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday. Energy tops the agenda for both meetings.

Congress says Jaishankar was “summoned” to Mumbai. The MEA says hosting meetings outside Delhi is decade-old practice.

Jaishankar and Abdullah bin Zayed meeting, January 2025
Jaishankar and Abdullah bin Zayed, Jan 2025. Photo: Ministry of External Affairs, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.

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