Government defends Jaishankar-Rubio Mumbai meeting after opposition criticism
The government has responded to an opposition charge concerning the choice of Mumbai as the venue for a meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Officials pointed out that foreign leaders and ministers have previously been hosted in cities outside the national capital, Delhi. The rebuttal frames the Mumbai meeting as consistent with past diplomatic practice rather than a departure from it. The article notes the government's defence without detailing the specific objections raised by the opposition. The episode has drawn attention to how and where India conducts high-level bilateral engagements.
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