The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
India’s maritime ambitions cannot be measured by a ceremonial warship commissioning or ambitious infrastructure announcements alone.
China’s latest economic numbers expose a contradiction that has been building for years.
The US President also alleged that intelligence referring to possible ballot manufacturing and efforts to influence journalists was withheld from him and Congress.
The Chinese Embassy also pointed to rising AI adoption, stronger manufacturing output, expanding trade with Africa and continued investment in research and development as evidence that China's economic momentum remains intact despite growing global protectionism.
The United States and Australia have signed a critical minerals agreement, days after China announced new export controls on rare earth minerals, magnets and other products.
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) issued a stern warning to China on the possibility of imposing a steep tariff of up to 155 per cent starting November 1 if a trade deal is not reached between the two countries.
India’s Lakshya Sen produced one of the standout performances of the tournament so far, stunning second seed and world number two Anders Antonsen in straight games to storm into the quarterfinals of the men’s singles at the ongoing badminton tournament on Thursday.
Japan made history when its governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected on 4 October 2025 a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, Sanae Takaichi as the first woman to head the embattled governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.
The commerce ministry said that Trump's threat of tariffs at every turn is "not the right approach to engaging with China."
