What happened?
Quad foreign ministers from the U.S., India, Japan, and Australia met on January 22, 2025. The group reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific through a joint statement.
Why it matters to India
This maiden Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in 2025 marked the first significant foreign policy event of the newly inaugurated Trump administration and the new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. During the meeting, Quad ministers agreed to New Delhi’s plan to host the summit this year, with planned visits by Quad leaders to India. Through a joint statement, the Quad reiterated their shared commitment to fostering a free and open Indo-Pacific where “sovereignty and territorial integrity are upheld and defended” and cautioned against “any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force.”