The Quad grouping of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Tuesday expanded cooperation in critical minerals and energy while unveiling new measures to boost maritime surveillance and port infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific, with external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar calling the meeting “productive”. External affairs ,inister S. Jaishankar addresses during the quad foreign ministers’ joint press statement, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI) The grouping’s foreign ministers met in New Delhi, with Jaishankar chairing the meeting. It was also attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. Detailing the takeaways on social media after the meeting, Jaishankar pointed out key decisions finalised by the group. The first of the three is the Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Initiative. “Agreed on Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Initiative and on a Common Operating Picture in the maritime domain. Will consider an expert panel on Port Infrastructure, collaborate on a pilot port project in Fiji, and on undersea cables,” S Jaishankar wrote on X. The second takeaway …