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.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concerns over Beijing's "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea during his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday, reported CNN.
Amid deepening regional tensions between the US and China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi met in Laos on Saturday, and held talks, according to CNN.
The US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller emphasised that the Indian Supreme Court issued an interim stay on the implementation of 'nameplates' on eateries in Kanwar Yatra routes, so they are not actually in effect.
US State Secretary Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi next week in Laos as the country prepares to host senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), reported Voice of America (VOA).
Stating that America partners with India in a number of key areas, the US has urged New Delhi to support efforts to "realise an enduring and just peace for Ukraine."
US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated the US government's stance on India's relationship with Russia and said that they have been quite clear about their concerns and have expressed those privately and will continue to do so.
According to sources, the Indian side will convey to the Russians that "there is no solution on the battlefield" and that "dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward."