BS EDIT: Quad at a Crossroads

By Business StandardPublished On May 27, 2026

The relevance question

The Quad projected unity, but failed to offer clarity on its future roadmap

US-China détente changes the equation

Improving US-China ties are reducing the urgency behind Indo-Pacific coalition-building

Taiwan remains the fault line

US ambiguity on Taiwan is raising strategic concerns among Quad allies

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ effect

Trump’s foreign-policy focus is shifting from the Indo-Pacific to the Western Hemisphere

West Asia war adds to concerns

US military diversion to West Asia has unsettled Quad partners in Asia-Pacific

A grouping searching for direction

The Quad now faces questions over its purpose amid changing US priorities