The Quad's priority should be the same as the rest of the region's: promoting growth and development that is healthy and less dependent on China
China should be brought into efforts to reduce the global stock of nuclear weapons, Johnson said.
Vaccine cooperation marks a new step for the Quad
In his opening remarks, Biden also described Quad as a new mechanism to enhance cooperation and raise mutual ambition as they address accelerating climate change
Modi and Suga Yoshihide held a telephonic conversation during which they discussed deepening collaboration bilaterally as well as under the Quad framework to enhance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
China on Wednesday said the Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by the outgoing Trump admin is aimed to "contain" Beijing, sabotage regional peace and stability and maintain US hegemony in the region
The outgoing Trump administration declassified a report which amply describes the growing importance of India in the Indo-Pacific region
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that "China''s development is an opportunity, not a threat, as it will add to the world''s strength for peace"
The ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners
The grouping still needs a cohesive agenda and structure
India, US, Japan, Oz to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific
The concept of Indo-Pacific has incorporated India into the larger solution and the Trump administration is developing new arrangements to coordinate with like-minded partners like the Quad countries
The third annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum is slated to be held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on October 28 and 29
This was a prime minister who, for better or worse, seemed to see himself first of all as a convener of and evangelizer to the democracies of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific
The new Indo-Pacific strategy, which reflects the realities of the modern world, is focused around democracies, free markets and the values that India and its people share with US
Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh since May 5
India and the US have explored ways to boost cooperation in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region where China has been trying to spread its influence
This funding supports democracy programs, strengthens security cooperation, improves economic governance and facilitates private sector-led economic growth, the White House said
Global companies are re-evaluating their supply chains to mitigate the impact of this uncertainty on cost and earning structures
India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military maneuvering in the region