QUAD
India has invited Mr. Joe Biden as the Chief Guest in 2024 Republic Day. India is aligning his visit with the QUAD summit also to be hosted by India.
ABOUT QUAD:
It is an informal grouping in the Indo Pacific region.
Indo Pacific is home to more than 64% of the global population and which contributes over 60% of world’s GDP. About half of the global trade happens through the maritime trade routes in this region.
MEMBERS OF QUAD:
The grouping of four democracies – India, Australia, US and Japan – is known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad.
AIM OF QUAD:
The aim of this grouping is to ensure a free and open international order based on the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific.
OBJECTIVES:
- Maritime security,
- Combating the Covid-19 crisis, especially vis-à-vis vaccine diplomacy,
- Addressing the risks of climate change,
- Creating an ecosystem for investment in the region and
- Boosting technological innovation.
EVOLUTION OF QUAD:
- Following the Indian Ocean tsunami, India, Japan, Australia, and the US created an informal alliance to collaborate on disaster relief efforts.
- Quad as a formal group was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007.
- However, due to Chinese resistance and reluctance shown by India, it could not move ahead.
- Later, during the 2017 ASEAN Summits, all four former members re-joined negotiations to revive the quadrilateral alliance.
- The Quad was upgraded to the ministerial level in September 2019.
