US Ready to Supply Unlimited Oil to India: Amidst the ongoing military crisis in the Middle East (West Asia) and the blockade created in the Gulf of Hormuz, a very relief and big news has come to light for India from the global level. Before arriving on his four-day visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made a big announcement to provide unlimited energy (oil and gas) to New Delhi.
Marco Rubio's big statement: "India is our great ally"
While talking to reporters in Miami exactly a day before his official visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described relations with India as supreme. Rubio has clearly assured that, "Washington is fully prepared to sell as much energy (oil and gas) to India as New Delhi wants to buy from us." He called India one of America's best and strongest partners.
India will also get cheap oil from Venezuela
In another important economic announcement, Foreign Minister Rubio said that Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez is also visiting India next week, where the final seal will be given on the issue of selling crude oil to India. It is worth mentioning that in early February this year (in 2026), US President Donald Trump had given the green light to India to buy oil from Venezuela and signed a historic trade agreement to reduce the tariff rate for India from 25 percent to 18 percent. This supply option between America and Venezuela will avert the threat of petrol-diesel shortage in India amid the war in the Middle East.
May 23 to 26: Marco Rubio's four-day visit to India
The US Secretary of State will be on a visit to India from May 23 to May 26. During these 4 days, he will visit Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur besides New Delhi. What is interesting from a diplomatic point of view is that Marco Rubio will become the first US Secretary of State to visit Kolkata in the last 14 years. Before this, in 2012, the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had visited Kolkata. The US Consulate General in Kolkata is the second oldest US consulate in the world.
Important Quad meeting on May 26
On the last day of this visit, i.e. on May 26, a high-level meeting of the foreign ministers of the 'Quad' countries will be held in India. This important meeting will be chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will do so. Apart from American Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu will be present in this meeting. This meeting is likely to have a crucial discussion on China's aggression in the Indo-Pacific region and the global energy crisis.
FAQ
Question 1: What major announcement has US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made before his visit to India?
Answer: He has announced to provide 'unlimited' oil and gas supplies to New Delhi for India's energy security amid tensions in the Middle East.
Question 2: What statement has Marco Rubio made about the relationship between the US and India?
Answer: He has described the relationship with India as the highest and has called India one of America's strongest and best partners.
Question 3: Which country's interim president is coming to India next week and what is his purpose?
Answer: Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez is coming to India, who will put the final stamp on the deal to sell cheap crude oil to India.
Question 4: What change in tariff rates did US President Donald Trump make for India?
Answer: Donald Trump took a historic decision to reduce the tariff rate for oil trade between India and Venezuela from 25 percent to 18 percent.
Question 5: During which dates will US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visit India?
Answer: He will visit India from May 23 to May 26 (4 days).
Question 6: Apart from New Delhi, which cities in India will Marco Rubio visit?
Answer: Apart from New Delhi, he will visit Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur.
Question 7: After how many years, a US Secretary of State is visiting Kolkata and who went before him?
Answer: After 14 years, a US Secretary of State will visit Kolkata. Earlier, in the year 2012, the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Kolkata.
Question 8: Where is the second oldest US consulate in the world?
Answer: The second oldest Consulate General of the United States in the world is located in the Indian city of Kolkata.
Question 9: Who will chair the Quad meeting to be held on May 26?
Answer: This high-level Quad meeting will be chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Question 10: Which foreign ministers will participate in the Quad meeting and what will be the main issue?
Answer: Foreign ministers of India, America, Australia (Penny Wong) and Japan (Motegi Toshimitsu) will participate in this meeting. In which China's aggression and the global energy crisis will be the main discussion.
