The fourth edition of the Quadrilateral meet among India, Japan, Australia and the United States, after it was revived in November 2017, will be held later this week in a yet-to-be-announced Southeast Asian capital a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election, signalling strong intent to maintain rules-based global order amid China’s ambitions to expand its influence in the region.
The four democracies are exploring alternatives to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the upcoming meeting of the Quad, as it popularly called, is expected to discuss various projects, according to people aware of the matter. Read More…
