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Decoded: What are the key differences between the Quad and Aukus?

Aukus brings in its fold two of the three global financial centres: New York and London, leaving only Tokyo out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australian PM Scott Morrison during a meeting in Washington DC
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australian PM Scott Morrison during a meeting in Washington DC

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee New Delhi
Aukus, a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, isn’t bad news for India but it essentially means the US will be minding its business in the Atlantic rather than looking to the Indo-Pacific.

What is the geographical thrust of Aukus?

Aukus is possibly pivoted more towards the Atlantic than the Indo-Pacific. Sure, the first port of call for the alliance of USA, UK and Australia is to secure the first nuclear-propelled submarines for Australia to fend against the massive Chinese navy. But even with such a sub, Australia, India and Japan know “they must