The Quad foreign ministers met in Washington after Trump’s inauguration. EAM Jaishankar also held bilateral meetings with new US NSA Mike Waltz & Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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.

First diplomatic engagement of Trump team focuses on eco, security, tech coop in Indo-Pacific; Jaishankar says will think bigger and deepen agenda

Jaishankar, while addressing a press conference in Washington DC, also said the Trump administration is keen to take Quad further and intensify its activities.

External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday, marking the latter's first bilateral engag.

The meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar marks a pivotal moment in US-India relations, focusing on deepening economic ties and addressing regional security challenges.

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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Quad counterparts - India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japan's Takeshi Iwaya, and Australia's Penny Wong - at the US Department of State here on Tuesday.