Soon 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.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held crucial talks with US leaders Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz in Washington, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties and regional stability following the Quad ministerial.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Quad counterparts - India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japan's Takeshi Iwaya, and Australia's Penny Wong - at the US Department of State here on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to have his first bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington. The meeting will occur after the QUAD ministerial at the State Department headquarters.

A meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is Rubio's first as US President Donald Trump's top diplomat Just hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state on Tuesday, Marco Rubio focused his foreign policy agenda on strengthening strategic alliances in the Indo-Pacific.