Soon after he was sworn in by Vice President J D Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Penny Wong from Australia and Japan's Iwaya Takeshi for his first multilateral meeting as the top American diplomat.

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which includes India,

Analysts have said the meeting is designed to signal that countering Beijing is a top priority for Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The new secretary of state met with his counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan after being sworn in Tuesday.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office on Tuesday, where he emphasized that U.S. foreign policy under Trump will put American needs first.

On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad: the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to have his first bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington. The meeting will occur after the QUAD ministerial at the State Department headquarters.

First meeting of Trump presidency for security group focused on Indo-Pacific voices opposition to altering status quo 'by force or coercion' Just hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state on Tuesday,