Indian foreign minister's comments come following a meeting with US foreign secretary Marco Rubio in Washington during which illegal immigration was one of the issues discussed

"We have very strong degree of trust today between India and the United States, a very high level of convergence of our interests," Jaishankar said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, concerns related to "irregular migration" on Tuesday, the State Department said. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.

After US president Donald Trump relaunched his stance against 'illegal immigration', India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday cleared his country is open to the legitimate return of its nationals who are illegally living inAmerica.

The minister also noted that the government was still in the process of verifying those from the US who could be deported to India

India has always been open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians to their country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, noting that New Delhi is still in the process of ver

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed irregular migration with EAM S Jaishankar, who reiterated India's stance on legal and illegal mobility. Jaishankar highlighted delays in visas for Indian nationals affecting bilateral relations.