The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US have announced new initiatives on maritime security, ports and energy, as the group known as the Quad seeks to deepen co-operation in the Indo-Pacific over concerns about China's growing influence.
Tuesday's announcements came after talks in New Delhi between India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Speaking after the meeting, Rubio announced a new Indo-Pacific maritime surveillance initiative to integrate the four countries' surveillance capabilities and strengthen real-time information sharing across the region.
