New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In a significant diplomatic mobilisation, India will host the overseas ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) nations subsequent week to anchor safety and growth initiatives throughout the Indo-Pacific.
At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in New Delhi for an official go to to take part within the high-level assembly on May 26, 2026, based on the MEA press launch.
Beyond the multilateral talks, the go to will function a hub for essential bilateral diplomacy. The visiting ministers from Australia, Japan, and the US are scheduled to carry particular person, one-on-one conferences with Dr Jaishankar and are anticipated to name on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The upcoming summit goals to construct straight on the framework established throughout their final gathering in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025. Discussions are anticipated to focus closely on: Free and Open Indo-Pacific, reaffirming dedication to maritime safety, freedom of navigation, and a rules-based order, evaluating progress on essential know-how, local weather resilience, and infrastructure supply and exchanging views on rising safety challenges within the area and broader worldwide developments.
‘In conserving with the Quad imaginative and prescient for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, the Ministers will construct on discussions held in Washington, D.C. on 1 July 2025. They will trade views on advancing Quad cooperation throughout precedence areas, overview progress on ongoing Quad initiatives, and mirror on current developments within the Indo-Pacific area and different worldwide problems with mutual concern’, the assertion mentioned.
It additional famous, ‘During their go to to New Delhi, the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Japan, and the United States Secretary of State are additionally anticipated to carry bilateral conferences with the External Affairs Minister and name on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’.
As the leaders gear up for his or her go to to New Delhi for the QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meet, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said that Washington is actively engaged in discussions with India to considerably broaden power cooperation, confirming that the strategic partnership might be a focus throughout his upcoming official go to.
Rubio famous that his extremely anticipated itinerary in New Delhi would characteristic high-level engagements with ministers from the elite Quad grouping.
‘They are an important ally, an important companion. We do plenty of good work with them. And so it is a vital journey. I’m glad we’re in a position to do it as a result of I feel there will be so much for us to speak about,’ Rubio mentioned.
The high US diplomat additional emphasised the deep-rooted institutional cooperation between the 2 democracies inside the plurilateral structure. ‘We’ll additionally meet with Quad there, which is vital. I feel my first assembly as Secretary of State was with the Quad. I’m glad we’re in a position to do it now in India, and we will do one later within the 12 months as properly,’ Rubio added. (ANI)