By Daphne Psaledakis, Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday, a meeting he said will stress the importance of working with allies "on the things that are important to America and Americans.

The four nations in a joint statement after the talks in Washington emphasised that the officials will prepare for an upcoming leaders' summit, set to be held in India this year.

In today's episode of India Global, On his first full day in office, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first Quad meeting with Australia, India, and Japan. This was the first major diplomatic session of the Quad since Donald Trump's return to the White House.