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Rubio hears 26/11 account from Taj security chief in Mumbai
The Hindu BusinessLine·
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Taj security chief Sunil Kudyadi on Tuesday after laying a wreath at the 26/11 memorial in Mumbai. Kudyadi, present during the 2008 attacks, briefed Rubio on the siege. Rubio said the 2008 strikes killed 166 people including six American citizens. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joined Rubio for talks on energy and defence.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Rubio advocated expanded US energy exports to diversify India's supply chains.
- State Department statements urged increased purchases of American defence technologies.
- Memorial events underscore continued US India counterterror cooperation.
What's Happening
- Rubio laid a wreath at the hotel memorial on Tuesday.
- Jaishankar posted on X about advancing trade, energy and technology ties.
- Rubio met Jaishankar in Mumbai after the Taj visit.
2008 Mumbai attack toll
- Official accounts said Pakistani terrorists killed 166 people in November 2008.
- Rubio's post remembered six American victims among the dead.
- Kudyadi was on duty at the Taj during the attack.
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