Announced by Sergio Gor last week, this will be Rubio’s maiden visit to the country since assuming office in Jan 2025. New Delhi is waiting for confirmation from Australia, it is learnt.
The two leaders 'concluded their meeting by expressing their commitment to expanding bilateral & multilateral cooperation through Quad', says a readout after the bilateral meeting.
The joint communique came after the seventh round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, held in Beijing between Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi.
Both the 21st meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism between India & US, and the 3rd Quad Counterterrorism Working Group meeting, were held in New Delhi this week.
The statement by 28 countries, including Quad members Japan & Australia, call for the conflict to stop. Israeli tanks have entered Deir al-Balah, striking at UN & WHO facilities.
Upcoming defence framework, following similar agreements in 2005 & 2015, will also include co-production of key systems including Stryker & Javelin apart from arms sales.
Ministers from Australia, Japan, India, US met in Washington for first time since the 22 April attack & Op Sindoor. Jaishankar called on ‘world to display zero tolerance to terrorism’.
The mission is being conducted under the framework of the Wilmington Declaration, a joint statement issued by the QUAD Leaders’ Summit, held last year in Wilmington, Delaware.
At the Global Technology Summit 2025 in Delhi, Philip Green said that US still sits ‘at the apex of global order’ and the Quad has ‘matured in a very important way’.
Religious freedom should remain a shield against interference, not a licence granted after theological cross-examination. India does not need courts or governments to reorganise faith.
With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.
Of the 42 fixed-wing or rotary aircraft including UAVs that have been lost or damaged, around 34 losses are based on media reports, says Congressional Research Service.
Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.
A little hazy where Quad fits into President Trump’s priorities and scheme of things. What is in his mind as a sustainable equation with China. Seeing his views about the utility of NATO, whether Quad should really be the cornerstone of India’s China policy.
A little hazy where Quad fits into President Trump’s priorities and scheme of things. What is in his mind as a sustainable equation with China. Seeing his views about the utility of NATO, whether Quad should really be the cornerstone of India’s China policy.