One of the first foreign policy actions of the new administration will be the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—here on January 21, one day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, reported Business Standard.
On Monday, Trump will be sworn in for a second term.
At the presidential inauguration, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar would represent their nations.
The goal of the Quad ministerial meeting is to convey that the US's commitment to the Indo-Pacific region will not change under the new administration, Politico reported, quoting a person familiar with the matter.
It is anticipated that this will be the new administration's first significant engagement and meeting with foreign leaders.
By then, Marco Rubio is anticipated to be sworn in on Monday night after being confirmed by Congress as the new US Secretary of State. This is anticipated to be Rubio's first meeting on foreign policy following his inauguration.
In an interview with PTI, Dhruva Jaishankar, executive director of ORF America, said the Quad foreign ministers meeting is a positive indication and demonstrates continuity.
During his first term, Trump brought the Quad back to life. That appears to be encouraging, but it might also indicate that the US is aware of how competitive its market is. He added that the notion that they could take the rest of the world for granted, which we held in the 1990s and early 2000s, has vanished.
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