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US Secretary of State Rubio holds trilateral-adjacent talks with India and Japan at ASEAN

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian and Japanese counterparts on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings to discuss trade tariffs, energy cooperation, and defense alignment. The discussions signal a continued US focus on strengthening the Quad framework and regional security architecture amidst ongoing Indo-Pacific tensions.

Anadolu Agency ENabout 22 hours agoUS, IN, JP, LACredibility 62%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score10.0

Confidence0.9

Significance0.5

Source credibility0.6

Intelligence Tags

#diplomacy #quad #indo-pacific #trade #defense

Locations

Vientiane

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Source

Part of 2 situations

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