Quad countries discuss ocean security

Quad countries discuss ocean security

News:

1. Report on regional stability launched

Important facts:

2. Key highlights of the report:

• Maintaining high –level consultations among the Quad countries aiming at free and open Indo-Pacific region.
• Australia, Japan, India and the US should work with countries in the IOR.
• Four countries Quad countries should work to oppose “the establishment of permanent Chinese military bases “in the IOR.
• The report calls the four countries to enhance sea land defencecapabilities. For this naval fleet should evolve long range operations.
• This may require consideration in Japan of new options such as nuclear propulsion for its submarines

3. On the sidelines of the launch of a report by four think tanks from the Quad countries, Japanese diplomat highlighted the following points:

• The Quad grouping should not be in an exclusive context. It is one of the grouping for interaction.
• There are various modalities where Quad countries interact on bilateral and trilateral basis.
• Japan’s Indo-Pacific policy is open and inclusive
• All four countries have used the word inclusive and so all are in agreement of the inclusiveness of the Indo-Pacific.

4. Other think tanks include-

• Australia National University,
• Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
• Sasakawa Peace Foundation, USA,
• VIF formed the Quadripartite Commission on Indian Ocean Regional Security, which provides recommendations for stability in the Indian Ocean Region(IOR).

5. On the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Manila last year, the Quad countries held discussion on reviving the grouping.