Japan hosted the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, on Tuesday (May 24) as leaders of the United States, Australia and India visited Tokyo, the vibrant capital city, to hold talks and discuss issues of mutual interest.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Tokyo, has called the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue a "force for good".

Vowing to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific, during the Quad summit Modi said the mutual trust and determination among the member countries is giving new energy to democratic forces.

Applauding Quad for moving ahead with a constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific, Modi said it has gained a significant place on the world stage in a short span of time.

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He held talks with Quad members US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese.

"We have increased coordination in areas of vaccine delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response, economic cooperation, and adverse situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic,'' Modi said.

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Highlighting the significance of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), Modi said the initiative will ensure supply-chain resilience and digital trade.

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Hailing the cooperation between the "close democratic partners" Modi said it is contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

The second in-person Quad Summit was aimed at standing up to the increasing assertiveness of China in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Tokyo, has called the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue a "force for good". Vowing to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific, during the Quad summit Modi said the mutual trust and determination among the member countries is giving new energy to democratic forces.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Tokyo, has called the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue a "force for good". Vowing to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific, during the Quad summit Modi said the mutual trust and determination among the member countries is giving new energy to democratic forces. Applauding Quad for moving ahead with a constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific, Modi said it has gained a significant place on the world stage in a short span of time. He held talks with Quad members US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese. "We have increased coordination in areas of vaccine delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response, economic cooperation, and adverse situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic,'' Modi said. My remarks at the Quad Leaders Meeting in Tokyo. https://t.co/WzN5lC8J4v — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2022 × Highlighting the significance of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), Modi said the initiative will ensure supply-chain resilience and digital trade. Also read | US joins hands with Japan for security, focuses on 'commonalities' with India Hailing the cooperation between the "close democratic partners" Modi said it is contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The second in-person Quad Summit was aimed at standing up to the increasing assertiveness of China in the Indo-Pacific region. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Quad 'force for good'

The French Navy's&nbsp;amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and escort frigate Surcouf&nbsp;will arrive at the Indian port of Kochi on Tuesday morning ahead of joint drills with the navies of Quad member countries. The two French ships will make the port call for three days till&nbsp; April 1.

Tonnerre and Surcouf are carrying out a five-month long deployment, which started in February and takes place throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

The port call will come ahead of joint exercises of French ships with Quad vessels. The France-led "La Pérouse" exercise will take place in April in the Bay of Bengal. This time, all the the four Quad members - India, US, Australia and Japan -&nbsp;will take part in it. The first edition of this exercise took place in 2019.

It is for the first time India will be joining France-initiated La Pérouse exercises. The 2019 edition only had US, Australia, and Japan. The exercises have been named after La Pérouse, a French naval officer and explorer from in 18th century.

In late April, France will also have the bilateral 'Varuna'&nbsp;naval exercise with India, which will involve France's aircraft carrier again. The last edition of Varuna exercises took place along the Goa coast in May 2019. That was the 17th edition of this exercise.&nbsp;In 2020, French and Indian Navies carried out their first joint patrol from the French island of La Réunion.

France has been engaging with Quad member countries in various formats. In January, the India-France-Australia trilateral senior officials’ meeting took place. September saw the first foreign secretary-level trilateral dialogue between the three countries.

The French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and escort frigate Surcouf will arrive at the Indian port of Kochi on Tuesday morning ahead of joint drills with the navies of Quad member countries.

The French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and escort frigate Surcouf will arrive at the Indian port of Kochi on Tuesday morning ahead of joint drills with the navies of Quad member countries. The two French ships will make the port call for three days till April 1. Tonnerre and Surcouf are carrying out a five-month long deployment, which started in February and takes place throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The port call will come ahead of joint exercises of French ships with Quad vessels. The France-led "La Pérouse" exercise will take place in April in the Bay of Bengal. This time, all the the four Quad members - India, US, Australia and Japan - will take part in it. The first edition of this exercise took place in 2019. It is for the first time India will be joining France-initiated La Pérouse exercises. The 2019 edition only had US, Australia, and Japan. The exercises have been named after La Pérouse, a French naval officer and explorer from in 18th century. In late April, France will also have the bilateral 'Varuna' naval exercise with India, which will involve France's aircraft carrier again. The last edition of Varuna exercises took place along the Goa coast in May 2019. That was the 17th edition of this exercise. In 2020, French and Indian Navies carried out their first joint patrol from the French island of La Réunion. France has been engaging with Quad member countries in various formats. In January, the India-France-Australia trilateral senior officials’ meeting took place. September saw the first foreign secretary-level trilateral dialogue between the three countries.

French ships to make port call at Kochi ahead of joint drills with navies of Quad countries

India, United States, Japan and Australia are members of the&nbsp;Quad, an informal group that Washington has been promoting to work as a potential bulwark against China's increasing political, commercial and military activity in the Indo-Pacific.

The four nations that make up the so-called&nbsp;Quad&nbsp;group (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)&nbsp;began their largest joint naval exercises over a decade ago, as part of efforts to balance China's vast military and economic power in the region.

It's an old group with a new life and the members need it, now more than ever.

Japan wants to end Chinese incursions in its waters.&nbsp;To counter China, Suga last month visited Vietnam and Indonesia to bolster ties with key Southeast Asian allies. That followed a meeting in Tokyo of foreign ministers from the "Quad" an informal group of Japan, Australia, the United States, and India.

While Australia wants to counter China's punitive taxes, America wants an open Indo-Pacific and India wants respect for its territorial integrity.

The grouping makes sense but for it to make a difference it must get its act together, speak in one voice and in a language of strength.

The Quad must be consistent and proactive and not&nbsp;compliant and reactive.

In 2004,&nbsp;a tsunami had devastated the Indian Ocean region and the world was looking to help. Four countries decided to coordinate their response, these include&nbsp;India, the United States, Japan and Australia.

They launched ad hoc operations to provide relief&nbsp;but the engagement was limited. In 2007,&nbsp;the ASEAN regional forum took place in the Philippines, the prime ministers of&nbsp;India, Japan and Australia&nbsp;met with then US&nbsp;Vice President Dick Cheney.

This was the first quadrilateral summit.&nbsp;A&nbsp;few months later,&nbsp;the four countries held a large multilateral naval exercise in the Indian Ocean

Hu Jintao, former president of the People's Republic of China,&nbsp;did not like it and&nbsp;exerted pressure.

China has denounced the&nbsp;Quad&nbsp;as an attempt to contain its development and urged the United States to drop its "Cold War mentality".

For&nbsp;the next 10 years, the Quad&nbsp;lay dormant. But&nbsp;2017 came as a big turning point as China's Belt and&nbsp;Road initiative was expanding.

Quad&nbsp;member nations saw what China was up to and&nbsp;resurrected the&nbsp;alliance with a meeting. The discussion revolved around a 'free and&nbsp;open Indo-Pacific.

After unleashing the coronavirus pandemic, China emerged as the single biggest threat to the stability of the Indo-Pacific.

Its&nbsp;increasing assertiveness,&nbsp;expanding maritime aggression&nbsp;and bizarre territorial claims has&nbsp;infuriated Quad members and the other countries in the region.

Beijing is currently fighting&nbsp;a trade war with the United States,&nbsp;a diplomatic war with Australia,&nbsp;a border conflict with India&nbsp;and multiple territorial disputes with Japan.

The&nbsp;threat is real and Quad is looking to evolve from an informal grouping into a formal alliance because together&nbsp;it has the potential to counter China's aggression.

China has an army of two&nbsp;million. Meanwhile, the combined army strength of&nbsp;India, United States, Japan and Australia&nbsp;is 2.2 million.

While the Chinese navy has a strength of 240,000,&nbsp;for the Quad, the naval forces stand at 760,000.

But even though the potential is immense,&nbsp;challenges remain, especially for India, proximity and the lack&nbsp;of a formal alliance are major concerns.

India is the only quad member that shares a border with China and is thus, the most vulnerable to Chinese retaliation.

Unlike Japan and&nbsp;Australia, India does not have a formal security alliance with America.

India sticks to the idea of non-alignment and strategic autonomy, it cannot command the Quad's intervention, should China provoke again.

US&nbsp;President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the&nbsp;Quad&nbsp;grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China's growing assertiveness in the region.

To be&nbsp;potent and effective, Quad and its members&nbsp;must establish a formal alliance and&nbsp;not wait for another pandemic&nbsp;to join hands.

India, United States, Japan and Australia are members of the Quad, an informal group that Washington has been promoting to work as a potential bulwark against China's increasing political, commercial and military activity in the Indo-Pacific.

India, United States, Japan and Australia are members of the Quad, an informal group that Washington has been promoting to work as a potential bulwark against China's increasing political, commercial and military activity in the Indo-Pacific. The four nations that make up the so-called Quad group (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) began their largest joint naval exercises over a decade ago, as part of efforts to balance China's vast military and economic power in the region. It's an old group with a new life and the members need it, now more than ever. Japan wants to end Chinese incursions in its waters. To counter China, Suga last month visited Vietnam and Indonesia to bolster ties with key Southeast Asian allies. That followed a meeting in Tokyo of foreign ministers from the "Quad" an informal group of Japan, Australia, the United States, and India. While Australia wants to counter China's punitive taxes, America wants an open Indo-Pacific and India wants respect for its territorial integrity. The grouping makes sense but for it to make a difference it must get its act together, speak in one voice and in a language of strength. The Quad must be consistent and proactive and not compliant and reactive. In 2004, a tsunami had devastated the Indian Ocean region and the world was looking to help. Four countries decided to coordinate their response, these include India, the United States, Japan and Australia. They launched ad hoc operations to provide relief but the engagement was limited. In 2007, the ASEAN regional forum took place in the Philippines, the prime ministers of India, Japan and Australia met with then US Vice President Dick Cheney. This was the first quadrilateral summit. A few months later, the four countries held a large multilateral naval exercise in the Indian Ocean Hu Jintao, former president of the People's Republic of China, did not like it and exerted pressure. China has denounced the Quad as an attempt to contain its development and urged the United States to drop its "Cold War mentality". For the next 10 years, the Quad lay dormant. But 2017 came as a big turning point as China's Belt and Road initiative was expanding. Quad member nations saw what China was up to and resurrected the alliance with a meeting. The discussion revolved around a 'free and open Indo-Pacific. After unleashing the coronavirus pandemic, China emerged as the single biggest threat to the stability of the Indo-Pacific. Its increasing assertiveness, expanding maritime aggression and bizarre territorial claims has infuriated Quad members and the other countries in the region. Beijing is currently fighting a trade war with the United States, a diplomatic war with Australia, a border conflict with India and multiple territorial disputes with Japan. The threat is real and Quad is looking to evolve from an informal grouping into a formal alliance because together it has the potential to counter China's aggression. China has an army of two million. Meanwhile, the combined army strength of India, United States, Japan and Australia is 2.2 million. While the Chinese navy has a strength of 240,000, for the Quad, the naval forces stand at 760,000. But even though the potential is immense, challenges remain, especially for India, proximity and the lack of a formal alliance are major concerns. India is the only quad member that shares a border with China and is thus, the most vulnerable to Chinese retaliation. Unlike Japan and Australia, India does not have a formal security alliance with America. India sticks to the idea of non-alignment and strategic autonomy, it cannot command the Quad's intervention, should China provoke again. US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China's growing assertiveness in the region. To be potent and effective, Quad and its members must establish a formal alliance and not wait for another pandemic to join hands.

Quad: Potential bulwark against China's increasing activity in the Indo-Pacific

The United States on Tuesday described the Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue as a "key example" of Washington working with its "closest partners" for the "good" of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.&nbsp;

"What I would say generally is that the Quad is a key example of the United States and our closest partners, including, in this case, India, pulling together for the good of a free and open Indo-Pacific region," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price was quoted as saying to reporters at his daily news conference.

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He also said that US views Quad, the grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the US, as having "essential momentum" and "important potential" to deepen engagement on areas of "traditional focus" and to "confront defining issues of our time".

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"We view the Quad as having essential momentum and important potential, and that's why we're going to build on it by deepening cooperation on areas of traditional focus, and that includes maritime security, while also working closely with Quad partners to confront some of the defining issues of our time," the spokesperson said.

These issues include the coronavirus pandemic, climate and "democratic resilience as well," Price said.&nbsp;

On the possibility of reports of a Quad summit proposed by the Biden administration, the spokesperson said, "we don't have anything to announce at this time".&nbsp;

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The United States on Tuesday described the Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue as a "key example" of Washington working with its "closest partners" for the "good" of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The United States on Tuesday described the Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue as a "key example" of Washington working with its "closest partners" for the "good" of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. "What I would say generally is that the Quad is a key example of the United States and our closest partners, including, in this case, India, pulling together for the good of a free and open Indo-Pacific region," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price was quoted as saying to reporters at his daily news conference. Watch | He also said that US views Quad, the grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the US, as having "essential momentum" and "important potential" to deepen engagement on areas of "traditional focus" and to "confront defining issues of our time". Also read | US welcomes India's rise as 'leading global power' as Jaishankar-Blinken talk over phone "We view the Quad as having essential momentum and important potential, and that's why we're going to build on it by deepening cooperation on areas of traditional focus, and that includes maritime security, while also working closely with Quad partners to confront some of the defining issues of our time," the spokesperson said. These issues include the coronavirus pandemic, climate and "democratic resilience as well," Price said. On the possibility of reports of a Quad summit proposed by the Biden administration, the spokesperson said, "we don't have anything to announce at this time".

US says Quad 'key example' of Washington working with allies for 'good' of Indo-Pacific

How Indian Navy is calibrating its Indo-Pacific strategy

Commander of the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/indias-foreign-secretary-jaishankar-picks-four-big-disruptions-at-raisina-dialogue-30008">US Pacific Command, Admiral Harry</a> Harris during a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue said that nations should take &quot;tough decisions to keep the region safe and open.&quot;

Top officials comprising <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/need-to-identify-nations-who-are-sponsors-of-terrorists-army-chief-at-raisina-dialogue-29797">of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue</a> (QSD)&nbsp;-&nbsp;US, Japan, Australia and India pointed out that China needed to be countered.

Admiral Harris said he had &quot;no issues in engaging China&quot; if it is interested in keeping the region peaceful, safe and open, however, Japan&#39;s Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano it is very difficult to change &quot;China&#39;s aggressive policy&quot; which would make it &quot;isolated&quot; soon.&nbsp;

Admiral Kawano added that China had &quot;violated international rules in East China Sea and South China Sea&quot;.

India&#39;s naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba added that the region was &quot;facing trust deficiency&quot; and &quot;fear of insecurity&quot; and that there was a need for developing trust between countries in the region and &quot;transparent inter-operability&quot;.

Admiral&nbsp; Lanba&nbsp;said there is a &quot;change in the deployment of China&#39;s navy since 2008&quot;&nbsp;though there is no evidence of military purposes in its deployment. 
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Australia&#39;s Vice-Admiral Tim Barret echoed Admiral Kawano&#39;s statement, saying: &quot;There needs to be a meaningful outcome from discussions among like-minded nations to take on China.&quot;

Top officials comprising of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) nations US, Japan, Australia and India pointed out that China needed to be countered.

Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris during a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue said that nations should take "tough decisions to keep the region safe and open." Top officials comprising of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) - US, Japan, Australia and India pointed out that China needed to be countered. Admiral Harris said he had "no issues in engaging China" if it is interested in keeping the region peaceful, safe and open, however, Japan's Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano it is very difficult to change "China's aggressive policy" which would make it "isolated" soon. Admiral Kawano added that China had "violated international rules in East China Sea and South China Sea". India's naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba added that the region was "facing trust deficiency" and "fear of insecurity" and that there was a need for developing trust between countries in the region and "transparent inter-operability". Admiral Lanba said there is a "change in the deployment of China's navy since 2008" though there is no evidence of military purposes in its deployment. Australia's Vice-Admiral Tim Barret echoed Admiral Kawano's statement, saying: "There needs to be a meaningful outcome from discussions among like-minded nations to take on China."

At Raisina Dialogue, QSD nations point at 'China's aggressive policy'