Rubio to Join Foreign Ministers of Japan, Australia and India at Quad Meet in New Delhi

The U.S. secretary of state will meet foreign ministers from Japan, Australia, and India at a Quad meeting in New Delhi on May 26, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

The Quad, composed of four Indo–Pacific democracies, is a diplomatic grouping that works together on security, economic cooperation, and other regional issues.

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will travel to India for three days from May 25 to attend the gathering, according to the ministry’s announcement on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to fly to India on Saturday after a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Sweden, the State Department confirmed.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said the meeting will take place at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.

“The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States of America will meet in New Delhi,” according to an Indian Ministry of External Affairs press release.

The grouping first came together after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami to coordinate aid. It was later revived as a forum for practical cooperation among the four democracies.

The Japanese ministry described the event as the Japan–Australia–India–U.S. Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, set for May 25–27.

Rubio’s visit to India includes stops in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur, and New Delhi. He will hold talks on energy security, trade, and defense cooperation with Indian officials.

No full agenda for the Quad session has been released publicly by the four governments.

The meeting is part of regular foreign minister-level talks. Past sessions have covered topics such as maritime security, supply chains, regional stability, and technology.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is also expected to attend, though her government had not issued a separate travel statement as of Friday.

This would be the first Quad foreign ministers’ meeting of 2026.

The meeting occurs against a backdrop of ongoing regional tensions in the Indo-Pacific, though none of the official releases tied the gathering to specific current events.

The Quad operates without a formal treaty or permanent secretariat, but officials from member countries have repeatedly said it aims to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Further details are expected after the talks conclude.