India’s external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, met with new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on January 21 after Donald Trump took the oath of office on January 20. This was Rubio’s first bilateral meeting with Jaishankar under the new Trump administration. Jaishankar, in a post on X, said, “Delighted to meet Secretary Rubio for his first bilateral meeting after assumption of office as Secretary of State. Reviewed our extensive bilateral partnership, of which Secretary Rubio has been a strong advocate.” Before the bilateral meeting, Jaishankar and Rubio also held a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia and Japan under the QUAD group. Watch this video to know more.