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Quad ministers deepen energy, minerals and maritime cooperation
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The Quad’s foreign ministers left their New Delhi meeting on Tuesday (May 26) with a pledge to expand practical cooperation, but without fixing a date for a leaders’ summit among Japan, the United States, Australia and India.
Key facts
- At the centre of the talks was an agreement to create a new framework on energy security and critical minerals
- The New Delhi meeting built on the previous Quad foreign ministers’ talks held in Washington in July 2025, when the four countries selected four priority areas for cooperation, including economic security and emerging technologies
- New Delhi hosted a foreign ministers’ meeting of the BRICS group of five emerging countries, including China and Russia, on May 14-15.
- Govt denies June 1 cuts to social trains amid public concern
Summary
At the centre of the talks was an agreement to create a new framework on energy security and critical minerals. The plan is designed to deal with supply-chain risks linked to tensions in the Middle East and to curb reliance on China, which holds a dominant position in the critical minerals market.
The meeting was attended by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.