June 27, 2025
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Rubio to host Quad partners in Washington

The July 1 meeting comes amid growing complexity in intra-Quad relations….reports Asian Lite News

The United States will host a high-level Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting on July 1 in Washington, D.C., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio brings together his counterparts from India, Japan, and Australia in a renewed push to strengthen the strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific region.

The announcement was made by Principal Deputy State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, who said the meeting underscores the Biden administration’s commitment to a “free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.” He added, “This is what American leadership looks like: strength, peace and prosperity.” The gathering is seen as a continuation of Secretary Rubio’s first diplomatic engagement earlier this year, which also involved the Quad.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—or Quad—is a strategic forum involving the United States, India, Japan, and Australia. Originally born out of humanitarian cooperation following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the grouping has evolved into a powerful geopolitical bloc countering authoritarian influence in the region.

The July 1 meeting comes amid growing complexity in intra-Quad relations. Dhruva Jaishankar of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Washington told ANI that US ties with its Quad partners have become more nuanced in recent months. “There are lingering differences with Japan over defence spending, with Australia regarding AUKUS, and with India over its position on Pakistan,” Jaishankar said, noting that despite these challenges, Washington remains focused on advancing cooperation in technology, economic security, and homeland defence.

The upcoming meeting will also build on the momentum from President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to attend the full Quad summit in New Delhi later this year. According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Trump agreed to the invitation during a call with Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on June 18. “President Trump said that he is excited to come to India,” Misri confirmed.

In a symbolic move underscoring the administration’s priorities, Secretary Rubio had hosted his Quad counterparts—including India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japan’s Takeshi Iwaya, and Australia’s Penny Wong—on his first day in office this January. The ministers jointly reaffirmed their commitment to defending territorial sovereignty and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. “We oppose any unilateral actions aimed at changing the status quo through force or coercion,” the Quad members declared in a statement following that meeting.

With tensions simmering in the South China Sea and challenges posed by regional authoritarian powers, the July 1 meeting is expected to reaffirm the Quad’s role as a pillar of stability and resilience in the Indo-Pacific order.

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