Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad: the United States plus India, Japan, and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than a third of global GDP.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned his British counterpart to beware of China’s “malign influence” in a veiled ­reference to its agreement to hand the Chagos Islands – an Indian Ocean archipelago that hosts America’s critical Diego Garcia military base – to Mauritius.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his counterparts from ... only indication of how the meeting unfolded as none of the ministers — Rubio, Australian Penny Wong, Indian S. Jaishankar or Japanese Iwaya Takeshi — spoke as they opened their ...

On his first full day as US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is engaging with the Quad — comprising the US, India, Japan, and Australia — aiming to strengthen diplomatic ties and counter China’s rising influence.

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

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with ... However, none of the four foreign ministers — Rubio, Australian Penny Wong, Indian S. Jaishankar, or Japanese Iwaya Takeshi ...

Already close and cordial India/US political ties surged in the early hours of the new Trump administration. India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was honoured with rare front row seating at the Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the Washington ceremony.

Neither side's official readout of the call on Monday mentioned that they talked about the much-criticised planned handover of the archipelago to Mauritius.

Various members of the cricketing fraternity took to social media to extend their Republic Day wishes on Sunday.

However, none of the four foreign ministers — Rubio, Australian Penny Wong, Indian S. Jaishankar or Japanese Iwaya Takeshi — spoke as they opened their meeting at the State Department. Instead they stood silent and expressionless in front of their respective flags before journalists were ushered out.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than a third of global GDP.