Quad an exclusive ‘clique’, working against China: Foreign ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

Quad an exclusive ‘clique’, working against China: Foreign ministry

Hindustan Times  

The four-member Quad is an exclusive clique rallying countries to work against China, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday a day after Dhaka criticised Beijing for saying any engagement with the bloc would damage ties with Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh’s foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, was quoted by local media as saying that the remarks of the Chinese ambassador in Dhaka, Li Jiming, mentioning the likelihood of substantial damage to the relations between China and Bangladesh were “…very unfortunate and aggressive”. The Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Hua Chunying did not respond to Momen’s comments directly but described the Quad as a clique out to harm China. When pressed to respond about China’s narrative on not interfering in any other country’s internal affairs in context of ambassador Li’s statement, she said China always treats other countries despite their sizes as equals.

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Quad meet slammed as attempt to curb China
3 months ago

Quad meet slammed as attempt to curb China

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a Cancer Moonshot announcement at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Delaware, US, Sept 21, 2024. Beijing has slammed Washington for "patching up small and exclusive circles" and urged it to let go of the "obsession with containing …

India and Quad: A tale of collaboration
3 months ago

India and Quad: A tale of collaboration

Hindustan Times  

The Quad summit to be held on September 21 in United States president Joe Biden’s hometown, Wilmington, will be the sixth since the meetings at this level were initiated in March 2021 by the Biden administration, within months of taking over in January that year. Including the upcoming one, Biden would have hosted four when he leaves office — there …

Grand Strategy | The Quad four and their four dilemmas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Grand Strategy | The Quad four and their four dilemmas

Hindustan Times  

Quad is a unique minilateral initiative in one of the world’s strategically most consequential regions, the Indo-Pacific. Consider the following statement from the Tokyo joint statement: “Through the Quad, we are supporting the region through practical cooperation on challenges such as maritime security, critical and emerging technologies, cyber security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, health security, climate change, counterterrorism, infrastructure …

Quad’s quiet achiever: India’s growing footprint in the Indo-Pacific
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Quad’s quiet achiever: India’s growing footprint in the Indo-Pacific

Firstpost  

Despite not aligning with every US-led initiative, India’s commitment to the Quad is evident in its growing involvement in regional exercises, from disaster relief to maritime manoeuvres The Quad foreign ministers met in Tokyo shortly after a large number of foreign ministers gathered in Vientiane, Laos, for the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit. For instance, in Tokyo, …

Beijing decries Quad for bloc confrontation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing decries Quad for bloc confrontation

China Daily  

This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. China said on Monday it firmly opposes the bloc confrontation tactics being employed by some countries in the name of opposing coercion, after a meeting of top diplomats from Australia, India, Japan and the United States raised concerns over the situation in the East China …

No country should dominate others: Quad in clear message to China
4 months, 3 weeks ago

No country should dominate others: Quad in clear message to China

New Indian Express  

TOKYO: In a loud and clear message to China, the Quad on Monday reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, vowing to work towards a region where no country dominates others and each state is free from coercion in all its forms. Without directly naming China, the four foreign ministers expressed serious concern over the situation in …

Quad announces establishment of Working Group on Counter-Terrorism
1 year, 9 months ago

Quad announces establishment of Working Group on Counter-Terrorism

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Quad grouping of countries comprising of US, Japan, Australia and India on Friday announced the establishment of a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in sharpening of the group's focus to combat terror. A joint statement of the Quad Leaders issued in New Delhi today denounced the use of terrorist proxies and committed to promote accountability for terrorist attacks including …

China's aggressive actions caused India to join Quad, says former US Secretary of State
1 year, 10 months ago

China's aggressive actions caused India to join Quad, says former US Secretary of State

India Today  

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, known for its independent foreign policy, was forced to change its strategic stance and join the four-nation Quad alliance due to China’s growing aggression. Pompeo, one of former US President Donald Trump’s most hawkish advisers on China, explained in his latest book how Washington succeeded in bringing India on …

EXPLAINER: What’s the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of the “Quad.” What is the group, where did it come from and why do diplomats keep coming up with strange names for various partnerships? Formally the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad began as a loose partnership after the devastating 2004 Indian …

Explained: What is Quad and is it an Asian NATO?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: What is Quad and is it an Asian NATO?

Firstpost  

The United States, Japan, Australia and India together form the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to deepen economic, diplomatic and military ties among the four countries. While the four countries don’t say it explicitly, the partnership is meant to be a bulwark against Chinese aggression Tokyo: Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a …

Explained | What's the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | What's the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?

The Hindu  

May 24, 2022 08:39 am | Updated 12:19 pm IST - Tokyo Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on May 24 for a summit of the “Quad”. Formally the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad began as a loose partnership after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the four countries joined together to provide humanitarian …

At Tokyo summit, Quad offers ‘tangible benefits’ to counter China
2 years, 7 months ago

At Tokyo summit, Quad offers ‘tangible benefits’ to counter China

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia unveil Indo-Pacific maritime surveillance plan, pledge $50bn in infrastructure investment in bid to counter China. In a joint statement, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia’s new leader Anthony Albanese said the Quad’s latest measures are aimed at demonstrating that the group “is a …

The Quad’s message to China | The View From India
2 years, 10 months ago

The Quad’s message to China | The View From India

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. The Foreign Ministers of the Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad, who met in Melbourne on Friday for their fourth ministerial meeting, announced a number of initiatives that underlined the grouping’s widening scope, from speeding up the delivery of more than a billion Covid vaccines …

For something: The Hindu Editorial on the Quad
2 years, 10 months ago

For something: The Hindu Editorial on the Quad

The Hindu  

The Quad Ministerial meeting in Melbourne, meant to set the stage for a meeting by the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. later this year in Tokyo, ended with outcomes that showcased its “positive agenda” in the Indo-Pacific region. From plans to deliver more than a billion vaccine doses — India-made with U.S. funding and distributed through Japanese …

Beijing says Quad a tool to contain China, stoke confrontation
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing says Quad a tool to contain China, stoke confrontation

The Hindu  

Terming the Quad alliance between the US, India, Australia and Japan as a “tool” to contain China’s rise, Beijing said on Friday that the grouping is a “deliberate move” to stoke confrontation and it is doomed to fail. “China believes that the Quad mechanism is only a tool to contain China,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media …

Quad will find no support, says China
3 years, 3 months ago

Quad will find no support, says China

The Hindu  

China on Friday repeated its increasingly frequent denunciations of the India, U.S., Australia and Japan Quad grouping ahead of the four countries’ first in-person leaders summit in Washington, saying the group would “find no support”. Doomed to fail It will find no support and is doomed to fail,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in Beijing, calling on “relevant countries” …

Quad leaders press for ‘free’ Indo-Pacific amid China tensions
3 years, 3 months ago

Quad leaders press for ‘free’ Indo-Pacific amid China tensions

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of the US, India, Australia and Japan also agree to cooperate on COVID-19 vaccines, clean energy and space during the White House meeting. Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia have pledged to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific region “undaunted by coercion” at their first in-person summit, which presented a united front amid shared concerns about …

On Afghanistan & China-Pakistan, Is Quad Becoming a Lost Cause?
3 years, 3 months ago

On Afghanistan & China-Pakistan, Is Quad Becoming a Lost Cause?

The Quint  

The Quad grouping will graduate from the last virtual meet of four leaders to the physical summit on September 24, when US President Joe Biden will be hosting Japanese outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington DC. But then Quad has been a doubters’ paradise ever since it was …

On Afghanistan & China-Pakistan, Is Quad Becoming a Lost Cause?
3 years, 3 months ago

On Afghanistan & China-Pakistan, Is Quad Becoming a Lost Cause?

The Quint  

The Quad grouping will graduate from the last virtual meet of four leaders to the physical summit on September 24, when US President Joe Biden will be hosting Japanese outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington DC. But then Quad has been a doubters’ paradise ever since it was …

China is Planning Its Own Regional Security Dialogue to Counter Quad
3 years, 5 months ago

China is Planning Its Own Regional Security Dialogue to Counter Quad

News 18  

The first leaders’ meeting of the Quadrilateral grouping, or Quad, took place virtually on March 12, 2021, within 50 days of United States President Joe Biden assuming office. Hitherto dismissive, China now lashed out, terming Quad as “enclosed small cliques with ideology as the yardstick is the sure way to destroy the international order”. According to ‘Foreign Affairs’, Russia “has …

In its hour of need, Quad members stand with India
3 years, 7 months ago

In its hour of need, Quad members stand with India

Hindustan Times  

As China gains ground in a global competition across the military, economic, diplomatic, and technological domains, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue made up of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States is finally finding its footing. Australia has announced a support package for India, although Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s banning of Australian citizens from returning home from India has created a …

Bangladesh hits back at China for warning against joining the Quad
3 years, 7 months ago

Bangladesh hits back at China for warning against joining the Quad

Op India  

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said that the country maintains an independent, non-aligned foreign policy that is in the best interest of the Bangladeshi people. Bangladesh also received diplomatic support from the U.S., who affirmed Bangladesh’s sovereignty to make foreign policy decisions for itself. We respect Bangladesh’s sovereignty, & we respect Bangladesh’s right to make foreign …

With Quad Summit, India Plans to Outsmart China at its Own Game
3 years, 9 months ago

With Quad Summit, India Plans to Outsmart China at its Own Game

News 18  

The Quad virtual summit constitutes a major step in politically consolidating this group. Knowing China’s sensitivities about the Quad, India has been careful not to rub them so as not to disturb the precarious modus vivendi with China on the border and the ties in general. The collapse of the border agreements with China’s Ladakh aggression would explain India’s readiness …

Quad meet: China says ‘exclusive blocs’ should not 'target third party’
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad meet: China says ‘exclusive blocs’ should not 'target third party’

The Hindu  

China said on Friday, in a statement coming hours before the first summit of the leaders of the Quad framework - India, United States, Japan and Australia - that cooperation between nations should not “target or damage interests of a third party” and countries should not “pursue exclusive blocs”. "Exchanges and cooperation between nations should contribute to mutual understanding and …

Good to be among friends, QUAD pillar of stability in Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi at first-ever Leaders' Summit
3 years, 9 months ago

Good to be among friends, QUAD pillar of stability in Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi at first-ever Leaders' Summit

India Today  

QUAD is an important pillar of stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address at the first-ever QUAD Leaders' Summit. The QUAD Leaders' Summit on Friday was the first direct interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Joe Biden since the latter became President of the United States of America earlier this year. https://t.co/Ypom6buHxS — …

The first meeting of the Quad could test Australia's relationship with China
3 years, 9 months ago

The first meeting of the Quad could test Australia's relationship with China

ABC  

The past few months has seen something of a stalemate in China's escalating trade sanctions against Australia. The Prime Minister will join his US, Japanese and Indian counterparts early Saturday morning Australian time for the first leader-level meeting of what's known as the "Quad". Biden called Xi Jinping a "thug" during one of the presidential debates and has made this …

Quad: strategic opportunity or quagmire?
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad: strategic opportunity or quagmire?

The Hindu  

On March 5, the Indian media carried news reports, based on remarks by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known briefly as Quad, would soon meet at summit level, thus signalling the importance attached to this grouping by the Biden administration. India’s engagement with the Quad goes back to China’s expanding footprint in South Asia and …

What is the Quad and can it counter China’s rise?
4 years ago

What is the Quad and can it counter China’s rise?

Al Jazeera  

India, Australia, Japan and the US are stepping up defence ties, but could strategic differences hinder efforts to counter China’s growing might? “The Quad comes about as an effort to try to deter China’s ability to challenge and disrupt the rules-based order and the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region,” said Lemahieu. “It’s a signalling on the part of these …

QUAD: Strains in the United States’ anti-China alliance in Asia
4 years, 1 month ago

QUAD: Strains in the United States’ anti-China alliance in Asia

The Hindu  

The much anticipated secondministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral grouping comprising Foreign Ministers of the United States, Japan, India and Australia finally happened in Tokyo on October 6. “I envisage a strategy whereby Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S. State of Hawaii form a diamond to safeguard the maritime commons stretching from the Indian Ocean region to the western Pacific,”, the …

China Opposes 'Exclusive Cliques' as Four-Nation Quad Discuss Beijing's Growing Power
4 years, 2 months ago

China Opposes 'Exclusive Cliques' as Four-Nation Quad Discuss Beijing's Growing Power

News 18  

China on Tuesday reiterated its criticism of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India, Australia, Japan and the US in Tokyo, saying it is opposed to the formation of “exclusive cliques” harming third party’s interests. “We believe the world’s overriding trend is peace, development and win-win cooperation,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting …

On the Quad, define the idea, chart a path
4 years, 2 months ago

On the Quad, define the idea, chart a path

The Hindu  

It is reported that the second Ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad will be held in Japan. Quad | The confluence of four powers and two seas China’s shrill reaction to the idea of four like-minded countries establishing a plurilateral platform was, prima facie, intriguing. It advanced a new claim — the Nine-Dash Line — in the …

Amid Indo-China Tensions, the Significance of ‘Quad’ as a Counter
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid Indo-China Tensions, the Significance of ‘Quad’ as a Counter

The Quint  

A key aspect here is how the Malabar Naval Exercise will shape up, now that Australia has been invited to participate in it. Announcing Australia’s inclusion, a statement from India’s Defence Ministry said, “As India seeks to increase cooperation with other countries in maritime security domain and in the light of increased defence cooperation with Australia, Malabar 2020 will see …

Quad | The confluence of four powers and two seas
4 years, 4 months ago

Quad | The confluence of four powers and two seas

The Hindu  

Parallel exercises in the Indo-Pacific this week, including a trilateral exercise between the U.S., Australia and Japan in the Philippines Sea, and an Indo-U.S. naval exercise in the Indian Ocean have fuelled speculation that Quadrilateral exercises will be launched soon between all four navies. The China factor Even so, many contend that China’s recent moves, including its aggression in the …

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