diplomacy and trade. Rubio visited Uzbekistan, where he called for stronger partnerships with Central Asian countries, before landing in Mumbai for talks with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and meetings with business leaders. He visited New Delhi and Kolkata in May, when he also toured the Taj Mahal and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is not scheduled to meet Rubio this time. The top US diplomat will visit Jamnagar, in the western state of Gujarat, a port and stronghold of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance conglomerate and its flagship refinery, the world's largest. He is also due to lay a wreath in memory of the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. (Bssnews)