New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday emphasised the economic and strategic importance of the Quad, stating that the member states, which are “vibrant democracies”, represent a third of the world’s GDP and share strong values. Addressing a joint press statement, along with Foreign Ministers of India, Australia and Japan, Rubio announced Quad initiatives on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy security.He said, “To Ministers Jaishankar, Wong, and Moteg…
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Quad foreign ministers on Tuesday sharpened their focus on trade, energy security and maritime cooperation, with India, the US, Australia and Japan announcing a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening economic resilience and supply chain stability across the Indo-Pacific region.The discussions took place during the Quad grouping, hosted by India in its capacity as the current chair of the grouping.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Mar…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday announced that Quad is taking several new initiatives, including an energy security initiative, working on critical minerals, and support for port infrastructure in Fiji. In her joint press statement along with Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and the US following the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, Penny Wong stated, “At every meeting that we have had, we have been focused on momentum and on mak…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Quad grouping is evolving from being a discussion forum into an action-oriented forum, where the four nations come together to discuss areas of common interest and begin to take action. In his opening remarks at the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, Rubio said that his participation in the Quad meeting immediately after being sworn in showcases the US’ commitment to the grouping.”Over the l…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India, Japan, Australia and the US, as maritime democracies, pluralistic societies and market economies, share the responsibility towards a free and open Indo-Pacific, while stressing that the region must remain a driver for global growth and stability. In his opening remarks at the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, EAM Jaishankar stated, “Meeting for the third time in less than 18 …
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday met Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi ahead of Tuesday’s Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, highlighting that the special strategic and global partnership between both countries remains rooted in their joint vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. “Between India and Japan of course, we have a special strategic and global partnership and that signals that our ties have a larger implication, larger imp…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will arrive in New Delhi on Monday to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, amid growing focus on regional security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.In an official media release issued ahead of her visit, Wong described the Quad as “a vital partnership” amid increasing global uncertainty. “Today I will travel to India to participate in the…
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Canada Ajay Bisaria has said the India-US relationship is entering a “very positive phase” after months of strain under President Donald Trump’s second term, even as concerns remain over Washington’s handling of Pakistan and its rhetoric towards India.In an exclusive interview with IANS, Bisaria described US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s India visit as both a reassurance exercise and a strategic reset after wh…
Tokyo, May 23 (IANS) India’s expanding maritime outreach, including its ‘Necklace of Diamonds’ counter-strategy, logistics agreements with Australia, France and Japan, coastal surveillance networks, naval base arrangements in Seychelles and BrahMos missile sales to the Philippines beginning in 2024 signals the most “proximate and credible structural pushback” to Chinese maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.No other Quad members possess India’s geographic and strategic positionin…
Washington/New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, emphasised that the United States will not let Iran hold the global energy market hostage and affirmed that US energy products have the potential to diversify India’s energy supply, the US State Department has detailed. “The Secretary and Prime Minister discussed the current situation in the Middle East. The Secretary emphasised that the United S…