On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad: the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than a third of global GDP.

After the Quad ministerial, Rubio had his first bilateral with Jaishankar, which lasted for more than an hour. India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, was also present in the meeting. Jaishankar also met National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Tuesday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the vice president?s dinner ahead of the inauguration of Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.