The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicks off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.

President Trump rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, which sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the U.S.

Following a telephonic conversation, US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would likely visit the White House next month

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday,

The White House said Trump and Modi discussed a range of regional issues, including security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe.

The two leaders also doubled down on their friendship, which began during Trump's first term in office. Trump attended a rally with Modi in Houston in 2019, and visited India in 2020.

US President Trump, in a call with Prime Minister Modi, emphasised the importance of increasing India’s procurement of American-made security equipment and achieving a fair bilateral trade agreement.

Mr Trump and Mr Modi enjoyed warm relations in the US president’s first term, but during his campaign for re-election Mr Trump called India a “very big abuser” on trade and vowed to use tariffs on global imports into the US to correct imbalances.

The White House is set to answer questions at the end of a busy week that has included high-profile confirmation hearings, a plane crash that appears to have killed 67 people, and the announcement

The two leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership. They also discussed plans for PM Modi's visit to the White House

India and the United States are working towards an early visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.