Quad Not on Military Lines, US Vaccines to India Depend on Regulatory, Legal Processes: Antony Blinken - News18
News 18The Quad grouping is not on military lines, but like-minded democracies coming together on crucial issues of vaccine, climate change, and maritime security, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In an exclusive interview with CNN-News18’s Managing Editor Zakka Jacob, Blinken — who is on an official visit to India — talked about working with India on an open and free Indo-pacific region, on providing Pfizer-Moderna vaccines, and also about a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan post the United States’ withdrawal of its troops. It’s not on military lines; it’s a group of like-minded democracies coming together on issues that are important for people’s lives, and also a conviction that Indo-pacific needs to be a free and open region. If China and other countries are working on that interest, then it’s a positive thing Q) What do you have to say on the area of concern vis a vis India and its democratic institutions?