Quad ministers call for navigational freedom in Hormuz, Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait amid West Asia conflict
The ministers also flagged economic coercion and pledged more than $85 million to expand trusted artificial intelligence across the Indo-Pacific.
- On Saturday, October 31, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Atlanta on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
- Ministers jointly raised concerns regarding "economic coercion," including arbitrary export restrictions and non-market policies resulting in overcapacity that disrupt global supply chains in veiled criticism of China's trade practices.
- The group pledged over $85 million in technical assistance to expand access to trusted artificial intelligence across the Indo-Pacific, while the United States committed $10 million for recycling critical minerals in India and ASEAN countries.
- Officials stressed the "absolute necessity to protect and preserve navigational rights and freedoms" in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait against maritime threats and uninterrupted commerce disruption.
- Plans are underway to host a Quad leaders' summit in the Philippines next month, building on ministerial meetings earlier this year in New Delhi and Manila to advance regional security cooperation.
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The Quad ministers emphasised maritime security and also expressed concerns over “economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions.”
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