Washington DC:
Indicating the significance Washington offers to New Delhi as the brand new Trump administration takes workplace, US Secretary of State Maro Rubio and Nationwide Safety Adviser Mike Walz held their first bilateral and worldwide meets respectively with India’s Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
International Minister S Jaishankar is in Washington on the invitation of the US Authorities to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump because the forty seventh president of america. The assembly between the 2 prime diplomats representing the world’s oldest and largest democracies came about on the Foggy Backside headquarters of the US State Division. The bilateral assembly was preceded by the primary Quad ministerial meet after Donald Trump turned President.
NEW US SECRETARY OF STATE’S FIRST BILATERAL MEETING
Marco Rubio’s choice to have his first bilateral assembly with India’s S Jaishankar assumes significance provided that the primary overseas outreach of any earlier new US administration historically has been with its two neighbours Canada and Mexico, or with one in all its NATO allies.
The bilateral assembly between new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Dr Jaishankar comes lower than an hour after the previous formally took workplace. The 2 leaders held wide-ranging discussions throughout which they delved into your complete gamut of the India-US strategic partnership. The assembly, which lasted for over an hour, additionally had India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, being a part of it.
Instantly after the assembly, Secretary Rubio and Dr Jaishankar made a joint look earlier than the worldwide press, the place they shook arms and posed for the official images.
“Delighted to satisfy @secrubio for his first bilateral assembly after assumption of workplace as Secretary of State. Reviewed our intensive bilateral partnership, of which @secrubio has been a powerful advocate. Additionally exchanged views on a variety of regional and international points. Stay up for intently working with him to advance our strategic cooperation,” Dr Jaishankar wrote on social media platform X shortly after the assembly.
Delighted to satisfy @secrubio for his first bilateral assembly after assumption of workplace as Secretary of State.
Reviewed our intensive bilateral partnership, of which @secrubio has been a powerful advocate.
Additionally exchanged views on a variety of regional and international points.
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— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 21, 2025
NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S MAIDEN QUAD MEET
Instantly earlier than the 2 leaders met for bilateral talks, they joined their counterparts Penny Wong from Australia and Iwaya Takeshi from Japan for the brand new Trump administration’s maiden Quad assembly – a diplomatic and safety partnership arrange by the 4 nations to take care of peace and freedom of navigation beneath a rules-based order within the Indo-Pacific area.
The assembly between the 4 prime leaders went on for greater than an hour, on the finish of which they appeared earlier than the press for a customary {photograph}. They nonetheless, didn’t take any questions or give any assertion.
“Attended a productive Quad International Ministers’ Assembly right now in Washington DC. Thank @secrubio for internet hosting us and FMs @SenatorWong and Takeshi Iwaya for his or her participation,” Dr Jaishankar wrote, including that it’s “Vital that the Quad FMM came about inside hours of the inauguration of the Trump administration. This underlines the precedence it has within the overseas coverage of its member states. Our wide-ranging discussions addressed completely different dimensions of making certain a free, open, steady and affluent Indo-Pacific.”
Attended a productive Quad International Ministers’ Assembly right now in Washington DC. Thank @secrubio for internet hosting us and FMs @SenatorWong & Takeshi Iwaya for his or her participation.
Vital that the Quad FMM came about inside hours of the inauguration of the Trump Administration. This… pic.twitter.com/uGa4rjg1Bw
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 21, 2025
He additional famous that the 4 leaders “Agreed on the significance of considering larger, deepening the agenda and intensifying our collaboration. The assembly right now sends a transparent message that in an unsure and unstable world, the Quad will proceed to be a power for international good.”
MEETING WITH NEW US NSA MIKE WALZ
After these two conferences, Dr Jaishankar held one other prime assembly – with new US Nationwide Safety Adviser or NSA Mike Walz. For Mr Walz too, this was his first worldwide assembly since taking workplace earlier that very same day. The assembly came about on the White Home.
“Nice to satisfy NSA @michaelgwaltz once more this afternoon. Mentioned strengthening our friendship to make sure mutual profit and improve international stability and prosperity. Trying ahead to working collectively on an energetic and final result oriented agenda,” Dr Jaishankar stated after the assembly.
Nice to satisfy NSA @michaelgwaltz once more this afternoon.
Mentioned strengthening our friendship to make sure mutual profit and improve international stability and prosperity.
Trying ahead to working collectively on an energetic and final result oriented agenda.
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— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 21, 2025
On Monday, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was seen within the entrance row as US President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural deal with on the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. Dr Jaishankar stated it was a “great honour” to attend the ceremony as India’s particular envoy. He additionally met members of the brand new Trump administration, together with the 56th Speaker of the US Home of Representatives Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Chief John Thune and nominee for the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel.
He additionally exchanged a handshake with Vivek Ramaswamy, who stop the newly-formed Division of Authorities Effectivity to potential pursue the race for Ohio Governor.