US Secretary Marco Rubio Visits Mother Teresa House Of The Missionaries Of Charity In Kolkata

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday arrived in Kolkata and visited the Mother Teresa House Of The Missionaries of Charity. This is Rubio’s first official visit to India, marking a significant step in expanding bilateral cooperation between Washington and New Delhi in areas such as trade, technology, defence, energy security and Indo-Pacific strategy.

The Mother House in Kolkata is the international headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity. Founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, it acts as a convent, a place of pilgrimage, and the final resting place of Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

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The top American diplomat is slated to undertake this official tour of India from May 23 to 26, with a packed itinerary covering Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur, and New Delhi. The high-level engagements during the visit are anticipated to primarily centre around trade dynamics, energy security, and defence cooperation.