NEW DELHI, May 26 (ANI) — External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday called for deeper collaboration among Quad nations to strengthen supply chain resilience, address connectivity chokepoints, improve manufacturing networks, and bridge gaps in critical infrastructure.
Delivering opening remarks at the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Jaishankar highlighted the growing strength of the partnership, noting that the leaders were meeting for the third time in 18 months.
“At the global level, we have to address issues like supply chain resilience, connectivity chokepoints, manufacturing and resource concentration, and gaps in critical infrastructure,” Jaishankar said.
He added that each of these areas presents opportunities for deeper cooperation, stronger economic growth, and the advancement of emerging technologies.
Jaishankar also called for enhancing strategic confidence, ensuring maritime security, expanding economic choices, and promoting trusted and transparent partnerships to address the evolving challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region.
Recalling progress made over recent months, Jaishankar said the Quad nations had advanced cooperation across key priority areas, including maritime security, critical technologies, economic resilience, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).
He described the progress on several initiatives as encouraging.
“As maritime democracies, pluralistic societies, and market economies, we share the responsibility toward a free and open Indo-Pacific. The region must remain a driver for global growth and stability,” he said.
At Jaishankar’s invitation, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are participating in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi.
The summit builds on discussions held during the previous Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025.
The talks are expected to focus on advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, reaffirming commitments to maritime security, freedom of navigation, and a rules-based international order.
The ministers are also expected to review progress in areas including critical technologies, climate resilience, and infrastructure development, while exchanging views on emerging regional security challenges and broader global developments. (ANI)
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