S Jaishankar meets Japan's Foreign Minister in US, discusses Quad developments

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Washington DC and reviewed the progress in bilateral ties, and discussed developments pertaining to Quad. The meeting between Jaishankar and Iwaya served as a platform to review key areas of bilateral cooperation, including political, security, economic, technological, and cultural ties. Also, discussed developments pertaining to Quad," Jaishankar, who is in Washington, DC to attend Trump's inauguration at the Capitol Rotunda, wrote on X. To commemorate the milestone, the ministers jointly declared 2025-26 as the India-Japan Year of Science, Technology, and Innovation, underscoring the shared vision of advancing technological collaboration.