Strengthening the QUAD Act

Strengthening the QUAD Act

US House passes bill titled ‘Strengthening the Quad Act’

  • Directs the US State Department to enact a strategy for increasing engagement and cooperation with the Quad.
  • Seeks to establish a Quad Intra-Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate cooperation between members
  • Quad – An informal forum of like-minded countries comprising the USA, India, Australia and Japan.
  • Origin – Traced back to Quad collaboration in 2004 Tsunami rescue operations in the Indian Ocean region.
  • Evolved from – Shinzo Abe’s concept of “Democratic Security Diamond” involving Australia, India, Japan and the US 
  • 1st Quad Leaders’ Summit – 2021.
  • Objective – To support an open, free, and inclusive Indo-Pacific
  • Functioning –
    • Quad is a loose grouping rather than a formal alliance.
    • It does not have a decision-making body or a secretariat
  • It does not have a formal structure like NATO or the United Nations.
  • QUAD fellowship – For pursuing a doctorate in STEM courses.
  • Quad Vaccine Partnership – To boost vaccine partnership.
  • Covid-19 Global Action Plan to enhance coordination in recovery efforts during the Covid pandemic.
  • Quad Vaccine Experts Group – For cooperation in vaccine strategy.
  • Quad Senior Cyber Group – For adoption and implementation of shared cyber standards.
  • Quad Climate Working group – For adaptation to climate change and to build capacity in other Indo-Pacific.

Source: Hindustan Times


Previous Year Question

Consider the following statements about G-20:
1. The G-20 group was originally established as a platform for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss international economic and financial issues.
2. Digital public infrastructure is one of India’s G-20 priorities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2023 Prelims]

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)


Practice Question

Consider the following statements regarding QUAD:

  1. The headquarters of QUAD is situated at Washington DC
  2. Its Traced back to Quad collaboration in 2004 Tsunami rescue operations in the Indian Ocean region

Which of the statement is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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