Why US Secretary of State Rubio is skipping New Delhi for an Indian oil refinery

Marco Rubio’s decision to skirt New Delhi for Jamnagar highlights how fuel needs are suspending political disputes with India

On Tuesday, Rubio indicated that India’s largest private company, Reliance Industries, which owns the Jamnagar oil refinery complex, will buy more Venezuelan oil.

“India is a refining superpower. They have the capability to refine heavy crude. They’ve done so in the past, and I think as more and more Venezuelan oil comes online, it’s something they can do,” he told reporters in Mumbai, the country’s financial capital.