Quad foreign ministers are set to meet in India as Marco Rubio makes his first visit as U.S. secretary of state

Saturday, May 23, 2026International AffairsWell-covered3 frames

India is set to host a meeting of Quad foreign ministers involving India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend the Quad meeting in India.
Rubio is scheduled to visit India from May 23 to May 26 on his first trip to the country as U.S. secretary of state.
According to the U.S. State Department, Rubio’s India itinerary includes Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi.
The U.S. says Rubio’s meetings in India will focus on energy, security, trade and defense cooperation with senior Indian officials.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is also expected to attend the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in India, alongside India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australia’s Penny Wong and Rubio.
Reports indicate the Quad meeting is expected to cover broader regional and economic issues, including Indo-Pacific security, supply chains and critical minerals.
Some details of the ministerial meeting, including the full agenda and in some official statements the exact date, had not been publicly specified at the time of reporting.

How left and right are reading this

Both agree: India’s hosting of Quad foreign ministers, alongside Rubio’s meetings on energy, security, trade and defense, reflects a shared premise that Indo-Pacific security and economic resilience now depend on tighter coordination around supply chains and critical minerals.
They split on: Less a disagreement than a question of emphasis: the value of sustained multilateral coordination across linked economic and security issues, versus the need for practical, self-reliant cooperation grounded in concrete commitments rather than an unspecified agenda.

India is set to host a meeting of Quad foreign ministers involving India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend the Quad meeting in India.
Rubio is scheduled to visit India from May 23 to May 26 on his first trip to the country as U.S. secretary of state.
According to the U.S. State Department, Rubio’s India itinerary includes Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi.
The U.S. says Rubio’s meetings in India will focus on energy, security, trade and defense cooperation with senior Indian officials.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is also expected to attend the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in India, alongside India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australia’s Penny Wong and Rubio.
Reports indicate the Quad meeting is expected to cover broader regional and economic issues, including Indo-Pacific security, supply chains and critical minerals.
Some details of the ministerial meeting, including the full agenda and in some official statements the exact date, had not been publicly specified at the time of reporting.