External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on the sidelines of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM) in Washington, D.C., reaffirming the robust India-Japan ties and their strategic coordination in the Indo-Pacific region.

Taking to the social media platform X, Jaishankar wrote, "Pleased to meet FM Takeshi Iwaya of Japan in New York this morning. Had comprehensive discussions on infrastructure, investment and mobility. Exchanged views on deepening our Quad engagement for a free and open Indo-Pacific." He further added that the "Special, Strategic and Global Partnership continues to deepen and diversify," reflecting the growing momentum in India-Japan ties across multiple sectors.

Jaishankar is currently on an official visit to the United States at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to participate in the QFMM, as reported by ANI. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the meeting will build upon discussions from the last QFMM held in January and focus on pertinent regional and global developments, particularly those in the Indo-Pacific.