Indian Exterior Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australia’s Overseas Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Overseas Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand collectively in the beginning of their assembly of the Indo-Pacific Quad on the State Division in Washington on July 1, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Overseas ministers from the Quad alliance agreed on July 1 to cooperate on securing and diversifying vital mineral provide chains amid efforts to deal with challenges within the Indo-Pacific area.
The four-nation bloc—which incorporates the US, Australia, Japan, and India—introduced the launch of the “Quad Important Minerals Initiative” following a gathering in Washington.