The QUAD:
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar hosted the landmark Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (QFMM) at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
- The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a premier, non-military plurilateral strategic coalition of four major maritime democracies committed to upholding an open, rules-based, and resilient international order.
- Member Nations: India, the United States, Australia, and Japan.
- The grouping first crystallized as an ad-hoc, informal coordinating maritime coalition to deploy joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) after the catastrophic Indian Ocean Tsunami.
- The 2007 Initial Dialogue: Formally institutionalized as a diplomatic dialogue by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, but quickly went into a decade-long hiatus due to regional geopolitical shifts.
- The 2017 Resuscitation: Upgraded and revived at the senior official level during the East Asia Summit in Manila to counter expanding aggressive posturing in Asian sea lanes.
- The 2021 Leadership Elevation: Transitioned into a core, permanent fixture of global governance with the launch of the first virtual Quad Leaders’ Summit on March 12, 2021, moving the framework beyond standalone ministerial talks.
- Aim:
- To ensure a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific region based on sovereignty, freedom of navigation, and peaceful dispute resolution.
- To provide transparent alternatives to coercive economic and strategic practices.
