The leaders of the Quad nations will meet on Saturday in Japan’s Hiroshima, according to the latest media reports. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

Quad summit to take place in Japan’s Hiroshima on the sidelines of G7 summit

Quad was recently stalled. On 24th May'23, Quad was to take place in Australia. However, the event was called off at the proverbial eleventh hour because US president Joe Biden cancelled his visit. Why did Biden cancel his visit? What went wrong? What does this imply at the global stage? Listen in to Vikram Chandra.

Why does the cancellation of the Quad Leaders' Summit mean for Indo-Pacific?

Why was Quad called off?

India will host the Quad Summit in 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the Quad Summit 2023 taking place on the margins of the G7 summit at Hiroshima in Japan.

India to host Quad summit in 2024, work for global welfare, peace, prosperity: PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on his three-nation tour, during which he is set to meet over two dozen leaders across the world and participate in 40 engagements, with the G7 Summit and the Quad meet being the highlight of the visit.

India's PM Modi embarks on 3-nation-tour, set to attend G7 Summit, Quad meet

The Quad Summit in Sydney has been cancelled, but the powerful navies of the United States, India, Australia, and Japan will participate in advanced Malabar 2023 exercises off Australia's east coast from August 11 to 22 this year, practising interoperability, sea deterrence, and sea denial in order to ensure freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific.

Malabar exercise 2023 to take place between August 11-22, Quad navies to participate

As the White House seeks to demonstrate that the Ukraine war has not diverted America's attention away from pressing Asian issues, it is now turning to "the Quad.

What's the four-nation Quad alliance and why does China oppose it?

Anthony Albanese has stated that the Sydney Quad summit will not take place after US President Joe Biden cancelled his trip to Australia to deal with domestic issues.

Quad meeting called off after Biden cancels Australia trip to focus on debt ceiling talks

Ahead of the Quad summit in Australia later this month, Barry O'Farrell, Australia's High Commissioner to India has termed the grouping as a "practical formation of four countries that are committed to delivering peace, prosperity, and security to the Indo-Pacific region". Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, the High Commissioner said, "it has a practical and positive agenda which is open to all countries in the region who are prepared to abide by the rules". Australia hosts the 3rd Quad summit, after US and Japan. The grouping has -US, India, Japan and Australia as its members. Indian PM Modi will be traveling to Australia to attend the summit on 24th of May. The Australian High commissioner, highlighted that, "It's terrific that PM Modi is making his first visit to India since 2014, that was a remarkable last visit with large crowds which signifies how strong the relationship is."

Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell speaks to WION ahead of Quad Summit | WION Exclusive

Australia will soon host the Quad Summit, Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’ Farrell talks to WION about the key focus area of summit. QUAD is a practical formation of four countries determine to deliver peace, prosperity and security to the Indo-Pacific. It has a practical and positive agenda which is open to all countries in the region who are prepared to abide by the rules. Initiatives in QUAD are practical in nature, designed to deliver that security which any country in the Indo Pacific needs to be able to make it's own decisions, free of coercion with full sovereignty.

QUAD is formed to deliver peace & security to Indo-Pacific: Australian HC to India, Barry O’ Farrell

Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell, has emphasised the importance of the Quad in ensuring peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. In an interview with WION ahead of the Quad summit in Sydney on May 24, he said, "Quad is a practical formation of four countries determined to deliver peace, prosperity, and security to the Indo-Pacific.

Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell emphasises Quad's positive agenda for Indo-Pacific

Australia said on Wednesday (April 26) that it would start domestic manufacture of guided missiles by 2025. This is two years sooner than expected. Australia's announcement is part of a shake-up of its defence arrangements to focus on long-range strike capabilities.

Australia aims to start making guided missiles in two years

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday (April 26) that 2023 summit of leaders of the Quad countries will take place in Sydney on May 24. This will be the third in-person meeting of the leaders of Australia, the US, India and Japan.

Quad leaders' summit to take place in Sydney on May 24: Aus PM

Australia is expected to buy 5 U.S. Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines as a part of an AUKUS deal, as leaders plan to meet on Monday. Prime minister Anthony Albanese is currently on a visit to India just ahead of the AUKUS meet. What does it mean for the Quad partners? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Australia snubs out British submarines?

The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make his maiden visit to India from March 8 to 11 along with several other senior ministers from his administration, said the Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, on Saturday (March 4).

Australian PM to arrive in India next week; Japanese PM plans 3-day visit to New Delhi

Terrorism, Myanmar, Ukraine and the South China Sea figured prominently in the Quad meeting of foreign ministers of host India, Australia, Japan and the United States that took place in New Delhi on Friday morning.

China, Ukraine figure prominently in Quad foreign ministers meet in New Delhi

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be meeting his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, next week amid rising tensions with China, top State Department official Donald Lu said.

Antony Blinken to meet Quad counterparts in New Delhi amid rising tensions with China: Official

Japan had the centre stage in Quad's state of affairs this week in the wake of Tokyo's publicised aim of doubling its defence spending to about 2 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through 2027.

White House official echoes ‘larger, responsible role’ for India in US foreign policy

2022 was a year of conflicts. In February, Russia showed the world how the global order set up after World War 2 was still ineffective to prevent the world from plunging into global military and economic crises.

How NATO, Quad and AUKUS failed the world in 2022

US secretary of state Antony Blinken, during a press conference with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, said the two countries have "the most consequential partnership" in the world.

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss ways to strengthen shared economic, security and geopolitical goals

The foreign ministers of India, United States of America, Japan and Australia, met in their very first meeting as Quad partners on Friday. The leaders signed the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief pact during the meeting. This agreement was announced by the Quad leaders in the month of May itself.

Foreign ministers hold meeting at Quad summit, sign disaster relief pact

A new West Asian Quad has been established and it is called as the I2U2. It comprises of 4 nations; India, Israel, United States & UAE. US President Joe Biden will host a virtual first I2U2 summit with Indian PM Narendra Modi, Israel PM Naftali Bennett and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

West Asian Quad Leaders' summit: Indian PM Narendra Modi to attend virtually

A new West Asian Quad has been established and it is called as the I2U2. It comprises of 4 nations; India, Israel, United States & UAE. US President Joe Biden will host a virtual first I2U2 summit with Indian PM Narendra Modi, Israel PM Naftali Bennett and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. To know more about the agenda of this grouping, we're joined by WION's correspondent Siddhant Sibbal.

I2U2 Summit: Focus: Strengthening ties in West Asia

I2U2 Summit: First India, Israel, UAE, US summit in July

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