Overview

• Foreign ministers from India, the US, Australia and Japan condemned April’s Pahalgam attack and called for swift prosecution of its perpetrators, organizers and financiers.
• Jaishankar warned that victims and perpetrators must never be equated and affirmed India’s right to defend its people against terrorism.
• The ministers reviewed progress on maritime domain awareness, logistics, education exchanges and political coordination initiatives.
• They agreed to streamline working groups and deepen collaboration to uphold a rules-based order and guarantee freedom of choice for Indo-Pacific nations.
• India secured support to host the next Quad leaders’ summit later this year and proposed measures to enhance its productivity.