The four nations in a joint statement after the talks in Washington emphasised that the officials will prepare for an upcoming leaders' summit, set to be held in India this year.

Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on Sunday. The foreign ministers of the Quad are in Washington to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is here to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in, met with his counterparts from Australia and Japan during which they discussed bilateral issues and those pertaining to QUAD.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has shared more tips about how to live well. His lifestyle and health advice peppered with some laughter to members of the audience at an event in Australia over three months ago was also well-received.

The Quad meeting was also attended by foreign ministers, Penny Wong from Australia and Takeshi Iwaya from Japan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington DC to discuss bilateral cooperation and Quad developments. Jaishankar will represent India at Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony and had earlier inaugurated the US Consulate in Bangalore,

The meeting, bringing together representatives of the four largest militaries in the Indo-Pacific, was a clear signal that the Trump administration will intensify military preparations and threats directed at China.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “The arson attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter…”

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

Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held meetings with his Australian and Japanese counterparts in Washington DC and discussed bilateral cooperation and developments regarding Quad, a grouping of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.

After the Quad ministerial, Rubio had his first bilateral with Jaishankar, which lasted for more than an hour. India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, was also present in the meeting. Jaishankar also met National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Tuesday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan here during which they discussed bilateral issues and those pertaining to QUAD.