•Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join U.S. President, Australian PM and Japanese PM for a virtual summit of the Quadrilateral Framework (Quad) on 12th March — the first time leaders of the Indo-Pacific grouping are meeting.KEY DETAILS:•The Quad grouping was revived in 2017, and it has been re-invigorated in the past few years, in the face of belligerence by China.•The foreign ministers of the Quad grouping have met thrice so far, twice in-person, and once virtually.•Hot-button issues: Maritime security, cooperation on Indo-Pacific region, resilient supply chains,
Deeoak Baranwal
Mar 12 2021 2:24PM
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join U.S. President, Australian PM and Japanese PM for a virtual summit of the Quadrilateral Framework (Quad) on 12th March — the first time leaders of the Indo-Pacific grouping are meeting.KEY DETAILS:•The Quad grouping was revived in 2017, and it has been re-invigorated in the past few years, in the face of belligerence by China.•The foreign ministers of the Quad grouping have met thrice so far, twice in-person, and once virtually.•Hot-button issues: Maritime security, cooperation on Indo-Pacific region, resilient supply chains,