Quad announces establishment of Working Group on Counter-Terrorism
Quad grouping of countries announced the creation of a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in sharpening of the group's focus to combat terror.
Quad grouping of countries announced the creation of a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in sharpening of the group's focus to combat terror.
India, Australia, Japan and the United States on Tuesday launched an initiative to boost their cyber security called the 'Quad Cyber Challenge'.
The 2022 Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) annual conflict study reported that in 2021, 54 state-based conflicts occurred in 35 countries, with nearly 85,000 battle-related deaths.
On September 23, the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States held a meeting in New York.
"India will likely be a growing destination market for goods from fellow Quad countries, while the US and Japan will continue to be major sources of foreign direct investment in India's services, telecommunications and software sectors," said Moody's Investor Service.
For, the overlap of multilateral alliances in the region which has come to the fore could well turn out to be counter-productive as critics have been warning for a while now.
The virtual meeting will be held between India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, and UAE`s President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
All four nations find a common ground of being democratic nations and common interests of unhindered maritime trade and security.
During his meeting with Yoshihide Suga, PM Modi thanked him for strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
The four leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the importance of upholding the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of disputes. They exchanged perspectives on developments in the Indo-Pacific and the conflict in Europe.
