While the four-member initiative has widened its ambit to cover domains from healthcare to education, it’s in maritime security that the Quad is getting its act together most strikingly. Despite the criticism it faced, it now has a clearly outlined agenda.
US President Joe Biden hosted the Prime Ministers of India, Australia, and Japan for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders' Summit at his hometown, Wilmington, last week
Foreign policy in the neighbourhood turns out to be a sine curve, but that’s what engineers the constant recalibration and rejuvenation of relationship, writes former diplomat Anil Trigunayat in his exclusive Op-Ed on the impacts of the regime change in Sri Lanka on India.
For India to become the third-largest economy, there is an urge to surpass the current $70 billion in inward investment, to more than a hundred billion, in addition to strengthening the recent interest in the electronics sector.
Four years into the Abraham Accords, the devastating conflict in Gaza reveals a painful truth: Ignoring the Palestinian issue doesn’t eliminate it, it makes it explode. A course correction is urgently needed.
In many respects, the Quad already acts as a regional microcosm of these broader global aspirations, championing cooperation and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
On 9th September, 2024 India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) adopted a Joint Action Plan for 2024-2028 to facilitate joint ventures in various sectors including energy, trade, security, agriculture, health, and food security.