US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore said on Monday that a meeting of the Quartet’s foreign ministers will be held in the Philippines within two weeks.
“…We are looking forward to holding a four-way meeting…[in] The Philippines. This does not detract from any of the other nations. Those will continue. We aim to hold a quadrilateral meeting at some point, a quadripartite ministerial meeting in Australia. “Within two weeks, we hope to have this quadrilateral meeting in the Philippines with our four partners,” Gore said at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington.
In May, the group announced maritime surveillance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance information sharing by leveraging the surveillance capabilities of India, Japan, Australia and the United States. The Quad countries also plan to develop port infrastructure in Fiji.
Gore announced the new Quartet meeting even as observers questioned the importance of this gathering. No leaders-level meeting of the Quartet has been held since the Trump administration took office in January 2025.
US moves, such as renaming the US Indo-Pacific Command to its original name, US Pacific Command, have raised concerns about Washington’s lack of strategic interest. Gore responded to the comment that this indicates a lack of American interest in the region.
Gore said a lot of people were involved in the name change. “I don’t care what the name is on paper, but look at what the United States actually does,” Gore said of the change in the name of the command. “Yes, the name changed. We’re still there,” Gore said.
Gaur said India still conducts more exercises with the United States than any other country. “Every month there is something happening, whether it’s Indian troops coming here or whether it’s American troops entering the area.”
Gore said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to return to India later in the year after his visit in May to attend bilateral and quadrilateral foreign ministers’ meetings.
