External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Monday, September 22, 2025, for bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the high-level 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA).
This will be the first face-to-face meeting between Jaishankar and Rubio following President Donald Trump’s imposition of an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, taking the total levies imposed by the Trump administration to 50%. According to the State Department’s schedule, the meeting is set for Monday morning in New York City.
The two leaders last met in July in Washington, D.C., during the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting. The bilateral engagement coincides with India-U.S. discussions aimed at reaching an early conclusion of a trade agreement. A delegation led by Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal will also meet U.S. officials on Monday to advance negotiations for a mutually beneficial deal.
The Commerce Ministry noted that during the recent visit of U.S. Trade Representative officials to India on September 16, positive discussions were held across several trade issues, and both sides agreed to intensify efforts toward a conclusion.
Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday and began his engagements with a bilateral meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Theresa P. Lazaro. “We followed up on the recent State Visit of President Marcos to India and discussed cooperation in the UN and Indo-Pacific region,” Jaishankar said.
Lazaro added that their discussions reaffirmed the commitment of the Philippines and India as Strategic Partners to strengthen cooperation in political, defence, security, and maritime domains.
During the UNGA week, Jaishankar will hold multiple bilateral and multilateral meetings and is scheduled to deliver India’s national statement at the General Debate on September 27 from the iconic UNGA podium.
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