QUAD Summit amid Russia-Ukraine War

QUAD Summit amid Ukraine Russia War

QUAD Summit amid Russia-Ukraine War- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: International Relations- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Recently, the Indian Prime Minister participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President, Australian Prime Minister and Japanese Prime Minister.
At the QUAD Summit 2022, India reiterated the importance of adhering to the UN Charter, international law and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The QUAD meeting reviewed the progress on Quad initiatives since the September 2021 Quad Summit.
The QUAD leaders agreed on accelerating cooperation, with an objective to achieve concrete outcomes by the summit in Japan later this year.
On Russia-Ukraine War: Developments in Ukraine were discussed in the QUAD meeting, including its humanitarian implications.
- India emphasized ending the Russia-Ukraine war and the need to return to a path of dialogue and diplomacy.
Other Discussed Issues: QUAD leaders also discussed-
- The situation in Southeast Asia,
- The Indian Ocean region and
- The Pacific Islands.

Focus on Indo-Pacific Region: India said that the Quad must remain focused on its core objective of promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
Widening Areas of Cooperation: India called for concrete and practical forms of cooperation within the Quad, in areas like-
- Humanitarian and Disaster Relief,
- Debt sustainability,
- Supply chains,
- Clean energy,
- Connectivity, and
- Capacity-building.

About: Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is an informal Geo-strategic grouping between India, the USA, Japan, and Australia.
- The “Quad” Coalition though first mooted by the Japanese Prime minister in 2007, came into reality only in 2017.
Quad Objective: Quad members have come together with a shared objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
- Quad is considered as a grouping to counter rising Chinese dominance in the Indi-Pacific reason, especially in the geo-strategic and economic domain.

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