{"id":1551,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/write-about-the-growing-significance-of-quad-upsc-psir-2021-4402\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:28","slug":"write-about-the-growing-significance-of-quad-upsc-psir-2021-4402","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/write-about-the-growing-significance-of-quad-upsc-psir-2021-4402\/","title":{"rendered":"Write about the growing significance of QUAD."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> revived 2017 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> no treaty, no defence obligation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> significance from function, not form<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> grouping matters by output <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> supplies what no member builds alone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>agenda widens, maritime <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> economic security <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Raja Mohan<\/b>: strategic + economic security inseparable <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> May 2026 Delhi ministerial as proof <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> minerals framework (up to US$20bn) + energy security + first Fiji port <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s practical return <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> MDA live at Gurugram <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> next Quad-at-Sea mission <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> no alignment demanded <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> BRICS + Quad together, a position no other Southern state occupies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Grieco<\/b>: limits structural, divergent national interests <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> announcements outrun delivery <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> US$20bn a target, not committed money <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> chair year closed without a leaders\u2019 summit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> significance real but conditional <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> judged by what is built, not announced<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> the non-alliance form is exactly its use to India <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> delivery of regional public goods is the next test<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[84],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1551","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-south","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4963,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1551\/revisions\/4963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}