Shortly after becoming the first member of Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be confirmed, Marco Rubio, the new US secretary of state, held a bilateral with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Thi

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the inaugural Quad ministerial meeting under the newly sworn-in Trump administration. Held at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the U.S. State Department,

S. Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Washington DC Tuesday and discussed with his counterparts “different dimensions” of ensuring a free and prosperous Indo-Pacific adding in a tweet that “Quad will continue to be a force of global good”.

The threat of punitive tariffs, critical minerals and the AUKUS partnership – not the future of Kevin Rudd’s ambassadorship – formed the basis of Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s first meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, said that Australia is one of the few foreign government to have been invited to attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. During her visit,

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Marco Rubio and exchanged views on a wide range of regional and global issues in their first bilateral meeting hours after the Secretary of State assumed office.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington DC and highlighted the significance of the event as it was held a day after Donald Trump's inauguration as 47th US President.

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the maiden Quad ministerial of the new Trump administration along with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar emphasised the vital role of the quad (India, the United States, Japan, and Australia) as a force for global good during the bloc’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in Washington DC.

S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that he was delighted to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "his first bilateral meeting after assumption of office".