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.
China's national observatory on Saturday issued an orange alert, the second-highest in its four-tier system, for Typhoon Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, as it strengthens and heads toward the country's southern coast.
IndiGo Airlines announced it will launch direct flight services to China later this month, marking a major step in strengthening air connectivity between the two Asian neighbours.
Congress leader Udit Raj launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led government on Friday, accusing it of weakening India's manufacturing sector and increasing the country's dependence on imports, particularly from China.
Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Thursday announced the resumption of its flight services to China, marking the return of direct air connectivity between the two countries after more than five years.
The civil aviation authorities of the two countries have been engaged in technical-level discussions on resuming direct air services between the two countries and on a revised Air Services Agreement since the start of this year as part of the Indian government's approach towards gradual normalisation of relations between both countries.
