Quad Allies Focus on Maritime Security and Cyber Defenses in Tokyo Talks

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States gathered in Tokyo as part of the Quad alliance to discuss maritime security and cyber defense. Australia's Penny Wong, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's Yoko Kamikawa, and the U.S.'s Antony Blinken emphasized the need to address China's strategic challenges and ensuring a stable Indo-Pacific region.

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States convened in Tokyo on Monday under the Quad framework to deliberate on maritime security and cybersecurity initiatives.

Participants included Australia's Penny Wong, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's Yoko Kamikawa, and U.S.'s Antony Blinken, following the preceding security discussions between the U.S. and Tokyo, which highlighted China as a primary strategic challenge.

Wong and Kamikawa stressed the importance of maintaining regional peace and building cyber capabilities in their opening remarks. Parallelly, the U.S announced a major military command overhaul in Japan, highlighting various security threats from China's assertive activities in the East and South China Seas. Blinken underlined the ongoing focus on Indo-Pacific stability, despite global conflicts.

(With inputs from agencies.)