Foreign Ministers of the Quad countries will hold a meeting in New Delhi on May 26, their first such engagement since July last year.
The Quad – consisting of India, US, Japan and Australia – is a grouping focused on multiple issues of security, strategy, economic linkages in the Indo-Pacific.
The Ministry of External Affairs announced the meeting on Friday. It said that at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, the Foreign Minister of Australia, Penny Wong; the Foreign Minister of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi; and the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, would undertake an official visit to New Delhi to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting on 26 May 2026.
In keeping with the Quad vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, the Ministers will build on discussions held in Washington, DC on July 1 last year. They will exchange views on advancing Quad cooperation across priority areas, review progress on ongoing Quad initiatives and reflect on recent developments in the Indo-Pacific region and other international issues of mutual concern.
During their visit to New Delhi, the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Japan, and the United States Secretary of State are also expected to hold bilateral meetings with the External Affairs Minister and call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China often accuses the Quad of being focused on countering China.
