At a time when the Quad Foreign Ministers held a meeting in Tokyo, the United States said that its relationship with India is not restricted just to the security bloc, but the bilateral engagement between the two nations is spread much wider across multiple domains.
Jaishankar called on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida along with fellow Quad Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins fellow foreign ministers from Australia, India, and Japan on Monday at the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting in Tokyo to address issues that improve lives in the Indo-Pacific.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed upcoming opportunities to strengthen collaboration between India and the US on shared priorities, according to the statement released by the US State Department.
The Indian embassy in Japan said in a post on X, "Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar arrives in Japan for a two-day visit and is received by the Ambassador @AmbSibiGeorge. #ConnectingHimalayasWithMountFuji"
Speaking at the 14th East Asia Summit in Vientiane, Jaishankar further noted that the Act East Policy, which was announced at the 9th EAS, has completed a decade now, and India will continue to uphold ASEAN unity and centrality through the Act East Policy.
Penny Wong said that she is looking forward to meeting her counterparts from Japan, India and the United States at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo.
While addressing a weekly media briefing, Jaiswal said that foreign ministers of four nations will take forward the Quad agenda and take stock of all that has been achieved so far.
The visit underlines India's deep engagement with and the importance India attaches to the ASEAN-centred regional architecture, our strong commitment to ASEAN unity, ASEAN centrality, the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) and taking forward the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic P