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Why the Quad’s Functional Cooperation Still Matters in an Uncertain Indo-Pacific
The May 2026 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) reflected a concerted effort by the four member countries—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—to reaffirm the grouping’s relevance and durability at a time when questions persist about its…
کواڈ اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی؟ سربراہی اجلاس 2025 کے خدشات
اس مہینے کے آغاز میں رباعیہ (کواڈ) نے واشنگٹن میں وزرائے خارجہ کے اجلاس میں دہشت گردی کے مسئلے پر بے مثال موقف اختیار کیا۔ مشترکہ بیان نے " سرحد پار دہشت گردی کے سمیت، دہشت گردی اور متشددانہ انتہا…
Quad and Counterterrorism? Considerations for the 2025 Summit
Earlier this month, the Quad took an unprecedented stand on the issue of terrorism at the foreign ministers’ meeting in Washington. The joint statement condemned “all acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border…
India-Australia Bilateral Ties Get New Momentum
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently concluded a four-day state visit to India. Marking the first visit by an Australian PM in six years, the trip witnessed high-profile engagements in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.…
Inviting Indonesia to Become the Quad’s Inaugural Strategic Dialogue Partner
Since the Quad’s revival in 2017, Indonesia has been concerned that the grouping will undermine its traditional non-alignment and sideline ASEAN centrality in the region. Jakarta’s non-aligned foreign policy doctrine has helped it to skillfully sidestep formal security alliances, and…
Gendering the Indo-Pacific Dialogue: Opportunities for India and Australia
Introduction The confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean as a distinctive, interdependent strategic and economic space is fundamentally transforming how both India and Australia operate with the broader region. Both countries view the Indo-Pacific as a construct…