New Delhi, July 2 -- The foreign ministers of India, Australia, Japan, and the US -- members of the Quad -- have emphasized their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, underscoring the need to respect international law, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
The bloc also launched key initiatives, including the Quad Critical Minerals Partnership, aimed at securing reliable and diversified supply chains to bolster regional resilience and shared prosperity.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japan's Takeshi Iwaya issued a joint Quad statement following their meeting in Washington.
The leaders discussed the opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific a...