US, India, Japan, Australia Announce Fiji Port Project, Deepen Critical Minerals Pact

India and the United States separately signed a framework agreement on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare earths.

(L-R) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose following a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on May 26, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Reuters

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, and Japan and the U.S. Secretary of State agreed on May 26 to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and energy security, as well as jointly develop a port project in Fiji.

The move marks a new push by the Quad grouping to expand its economic and strategic role in the Indo-Pacific.