The Quad, a grouping of India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, risks losing its geopolitical significance if summit-level meetings are not resumed. The last time leaders met was in September 2024, and a 2025 summit in India never materialised. The US President Donald Trump's disinterest and India's strategic autonomy have been the main issues.
The Quad risks geopolitical insignificance if summit-level meetings are not resumed, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh. The last time leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue - India , Australia , Japan , and the United States - met was in September 2024.
A 2025 summit in India never materialised and there is still no sign of a top-level meeting taking place this year. The US President Donald Trump's disinterest and India's strategic autonomy have been the main issues. The Quad has been focusing on a non-controversial public goods agenda - disaster response and humanitarian assistance.
The grouping remained largely moribund until the first Trump administration reinvigorated it in 2017 at a senior official level, before the Biden administration elevated it to a leaders-led arrangement with regular summits. The Quad's current activities are a far cry from fantasies about an Asian NATO or any substantial collective security commitments
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