The foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a group commonly known as the Quad, joined Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday to announce new security and energy initiatives for the Indo-Pacific region to counter the growing influence of China.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of America’s allies in the Quad – Australia, India, and Japan – on Tuesday to announce a new partnership on critical minerals, intended to reduce the dependence of all four nations on China for their supplies.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an event in New York on Sunday for thousands of Indians living in the United States.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a raucous 20,000-person stadium event in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday evening – a warm welcome to the Hindu nationalist leader in response to his decision to visit the country anyway after Joe Biden canceled a stop there.
President Joe Biden lied Sunday when he said he was responsible for establishing the Quad alliance: a diplomatic association that links the United States, Australia, India, and Japan in common political cause across the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea.
Members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the “Quad,” announced plans on Tuesday to launch a maritime initiative meant to combat illegal Chinese fishing in the Western Pacific Ocean, Kyodo News reported.
Chinese state media mockingly commemorated Wednesday as “Invasion Day,” the day U.S. President Joe Biden and some of his top officials allegedly predicted Russia would launch an all-out invasion of Ukraine.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrision on Sunday called out China for being “chillingly silent” on the alleged looming Russian threat against Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to New York next week and personally deliver an address to world leaders at the United Nations, the White House confirmed Monday, as the administration seeks to draw a line under the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Indian government is expected to approve a purchase of 30 MQ-9B Predator drones manufactured by San Diego-based company General Atomics in April.
