India and three other member nations of the Quad on Thursday vowed to uphold a rules-based international order underpinned by respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty
Adding further on the importance of the Quad, the statement said that Quad is a key pillar of Australia's international agenda and complements our other bilateral, regional and multilateral engagement
External Affairs S. Jaishankar is to participate on Thursday in a virtual ministerial meeting of the Quad, according to the State Department
Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call last week to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at an event organised by the US Institute of Peace, a Congress-funded think-tank, on Friday that US will build on and carry forward the four-nation Quad
In addition to bilateral efforts, Satoshi said Quad is another platform where Japan and India have been working together with a focus on Indo-Pacific
In a bid to assert its dominance over Hong Kong, China on Friday threatened countermeasures against Britain and Australia
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The navies of India, US, Japan and Australia are back together for Exercise Malabar
Coming together of India, Japan, the US and Australia under 'Quad' was very much in keeping with changing times, and a reflection of the evolving landscape of a multipolar world, S Jaishankar said
The four-nation naval exercise will be held later this year
"Of course, as we advance in this direction, there is an elephant in the room -China," the US Deputy Secretary of State said
Washington has been pushing for closer collaboration among the members of the so-called Quad grouping as a bulwark against China's growing regional influence
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The grouping still needs a cohesive agenda and structure
India, US, Japan, Oz to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific
Ahead of the event, Pompeo reiterated a charge made by the Trump administration that the coronavirus pandemic was made worse by a Chinese Communist Party's cover-up
In recent months, the stance on China has hardened, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan.
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is travelling to Tokyo next week to participate in the second Quad ministerial meet
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan to attend the second meeting of the Quad foreign ministers