MEA Responds To Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Summons’ Jibe, Says Hosting Foreign Dignitaries Outside Delhi Is ‘Practice’

The MEA said hosting foreign dignitaries outside Delhi is an established practice after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘summons’ jibe over Marco Rubio’s proposed Mumbai meeting. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s jibe over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s proposed meeting with Indian government officials in Mumbai, citing the established practice of hosting foreign dignitaries in cities other than New Delhi. The ministry also outlined External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming engagements with the UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, as well as Rubio. “It is the practice over the last decade to…