The meeting, bringing together representatives of the four largest militaries in the Indo-Pacific, was a clear signal that the Trump administration will intensify military preparations and threats directed at China.

As claimed in the viral video, S. Jaishankar was not asked to leave Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. The live coverage of the ceremony clearly shows the woman asking the photographer standing in front of Jaishankar to move behind.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “The arson attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter…”

The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington DC and highlighted the significance of the event as it was held a day after Donald Trump's inauguration as 47th US President.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Washington DC.Jaishankar said they discussed the progress in their bilateral cooperation and took stock of Quad's developments.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at Trump's swearing-in ceremony at the invitation of the US government and carried a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the new President.

Speaking after the meeting in the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the significance of the Quad in ensuring a free, open, and stable Indo-Pacific

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The first bilateral meeting of the Trump administration was with India after PM's special envoy Jaishankar was accorded top protocol at the Trump inaugural.

That viewpoint tracks with the Pentagon's incoming top policy official, Elbridge Colby, an influential strategic thinker who oversaw the formulation of the first Trump administration's National Security Strategy.