New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met US secretary of state Anthony Blinken in Tokyo on the eve of Quad Foreign Ministers meeting and said that ties are progressing steadily in the backdrop of US criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Russia visit.“It was ‘great to catch up’ with Blinken. Our bilateral agenda progresses steadily. Also had a wide-ranging discussion on regional and global issues. Look forward to attending the Quad FMM tomorrow,” Jaishankar wrote in a post on X following the meeting.
Over the last one month, the two sides have exchanged public statements over the PM’s Russia visit, with India defending its ties with Russia and USA expressing disappointment over the timing of the visit.
The Quad meet is expected to focus on deliverables for the summit later this year after Japan gets a new PM following the ruling party election in September.
On Sunday, Jaishankar also unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Tokyo and delivered a message of peace.
Meanwhile, defence chiefs of Japan, the US and South Korea on Sunday signed a memorandum institutionalising their trilateral ties to sustain policy consultations, information-sharing and joint exercises in the face of North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and other regional security challenges.
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