The United States, Australia, India, and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate against China's growing influence at the Quad meeting in Washington. Hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Trump's second-term inauguration,

The joint statement of the first Quad foreign ministers' meeting since the launch of the Trump administration has not included what had mostly been a fixture: the reaffirmation of their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The Quad Congressional caucus on Wednesday applauded the meeting of foreign ministers from the member countries here, and said that strengthening Quad cooperation is crucial to maintaining a rules-based international order and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the Trump administration's strong focus on strengthening India-US ties and prioritising India's presence at the inauguration. He also emphasised a shared commitment to advancing the Quad partnership,

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan reaffirmed their partnership at a meeting focusing on countering China's influence. Hosted by Marco Rubio, the Quad grouping emphasized a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

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The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the Quad grouping's top

It was significant that the meeting took place within hours of the Trump administration taking office, said India’s S Jaishankar.

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This meeting came after the inauguration of Donald Trump as president and was the first under his second term as President of the United States.

Foreign ministers from Quad countries — India, Australia, Japan and the United States– in a joint statement reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific where “sovereignty and territorial integrity are upheld and defended.