US Seeks Energy Export Boost to India as Rubio Visits Delhi (1)

The Trump administration wants to boost energy exports to India, the US ambassador in New Delhi said on Wednesday, ahead of a multi-day visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the world’s most populous country.

“India has been receptive to diversification, and what that means is buying more American energy,” Ambassador Sergio Gor said in a phone interview. “People have been very receptive to buying from the United States, and we’ve been very happy with that.”

Sergio Gor

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India is struggling with an energy crisis caused by the nearly three-month-long war against Iran that the US and Israel launched ...