Quad Nations

China's aggressiveness and the coercive nature in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region is a frequent topic of discussion among the Quad nations, the Pentagon has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome from his party, the BJP, shortly after he landed in the country after a three-day visit to the US, where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and attended the first in-person Quad summ

The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US said they are beginning new cooperation in cyberspace and pledged to work together to combat cyber threats, promote resilience and secure the critical infrastructure of the member nations

The Quad, which has pledged to donate over 1.2 billion Covid vaccine doses globally, has delivered nearly 79 million doses to countries in the Indo-Pacific to contain the devastating coronavirus pandemic, according to the four-member grouping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached New York where he is scheduled to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which had gone virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An editorial in Chinese state media has accused the US of working to contain China's rise and warned the Quad nations that it "would not hesitate to punish them" if they "followed the US too far in confronting China".

The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries - India, the US, Australia and Japan - began on Thursday off the coast of Guam in the backdrop of a resolve by the four nations to solidify cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Senior officials of India and three other member nations of the Quad held extensive talks on further advancing practical cooperation in areas of infrastructure, maritime security, counter-terrorism and cybersecurity to achieve goal of Indo-Pacific

Asserting that both PM Modi and Xi Jinping are "responsible" leaders, Russia's Vladimir Putin said both are capable of solving issues between the two nations, and that it was important that no "extra-regional power" interfere in the process.

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane has said that some countries have portrayed the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition as a military alliance to raise "unsubstantiated fears" despite no concrete evidence to back their claims.

India and three other Quad member nations on Monday joined France in kick-starting a three-day mega naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean, in reflection of their growing strategic cooperation in the region.

The French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and frigate Surcouf arrived in Kochi on Tuesday ahead of a mega naval war game involving France and four member nations of the Quad grouping, officials said.

Army Chief General MM Naravane Thursday said there will be military cooperation among the member nations of the Quad but it will not be a military alliance like NATO.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was urged by a senior US senator to convey Washington's opposition to India's proposed purchase of Russian air defence systems as he headed to New Delhi on Friday for talks aimed at deepening security ties.

China said on Monday that no "exclusive cliques" should be formed as it accused some countries of trying to "drive a wedge" among regional nations citing the "China threat" and asserted that they will "end up nowhere".

China's aggressiveness and the coercive nature in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region is a frequent topic of discussion among the Quad nations, the Pentagon has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome from his party, the BJP, shortly after he landed in the country after a three-day visit to the US, where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and attended the first in-person Quad summ

The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US said they are beginning new cooperation in cyberspace and pledged to work together to combat cyber threats, promote resilience and secure the critical infrastructure of the member nations

The Quad, which has pledged to donate over 1.2 billion Covid vaccine doses globally, has delivered nearly 79 million doses to countries in the Indo-Pacific to contain the devastating coronavirus pandemic, according to the four-member grouping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached New York where he is scheduled to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which had gone virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An editorial in Chinese state media has accused the US of working to contain China's rise and warned the Quad nations that it "would not hesitate to punish them" if they "followed the US too far in confronting China".

The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries - India, the US, Australia and Japan - began on Thursday off the coast of Guam in the backdrop of a resolve by the four nations to solidify cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Senior officials of India and three other member nations of the Quad held extensive talks on further advancing practical cooperation in areas of infrastructure, maritime security, counter-terrorism and cybersecurity to achieve goal of Indo-Pacific

Asserting that both PM Modi and Xi Jinping are "responsible" leaders, Russia's Vladimir Putin said both are capable of solving issues between the two nations, and that it was important that no "extra-regional power" interfere in the process.

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane has said that some countries have portrayed the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition as a military alliance to raise "unsubstantiated fears" despite no concrete evidence to back their claims.

India and three other Quad member nations on Monday joined France in kick-starting a three-day mega naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean, in reflection of their growing strategic cooperation in the region.

The French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and frigate Surcouf arrived in Kochi on Tuesday ahead of a mega naval war game involving France and four member nations of the Quad grouping, officials said.

Army Chief General MM Naravane Thursday said there will be military cooperation among the member nations of the Quad but it will not be a military alliance like NATO.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was urged by a senior US senator to convey Washington's opposition to India's proposed purchase of Russian air defence systems as he headed to New Delhi on Friday for talks aimed at deepening security ties.

China said on Monday that no "exclusive cliques" should be formed as it accused some countries of trying to "drive a wedge" among regional nations citing the "China threat" and asserted that they will "end up nowhere".