Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting: Marco Rubio says Quad is a focum to act on problems facing world

May 26, 2026

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his opening remarks at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting on Tuesday said that Quad has become a focum to act on problems facing world. Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar presided over a key Quad foreign ministers’ meeting which was attended by Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

It should be noted that the Quad, comprising India, the US, Australia and Japan, has emerged as a key grouping largely focusing on peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. India is hosting the meeting in its capacity as the current chair of the coalition.

The economic fallout of the West Asia crisis, the prevailing security situation in the Indo-Pacific and ways to boost cooperation in critical minerals and technology are expected to top the agenda at a crucial meeting of the Quad foreign ministers on Tuesday.

The meeting comes nearly a year after the Quad foreign ministers met in Washington DC. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) indicated that the Quad’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific would be the central focus of the deliberations.

The ministers will exchange views on advancing Quad cooperation across priority areas, review progress on ongoing initiatives and reflect on recent developments in the Indo-Pacific region and other international issues of mutual concern, it said last week.