{"id":1574,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/quadrilateral-security-dialogue-quad-performs-an-important-role-upsc-psir-2023-4607\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:35","slug":"quadrilateral-security-dialogue-quad-performs-an-important-role-upsc-psir-2023-4607","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/quadrilateral-security-dialogue-quad-performs-an-important-role-upsc-psir-2023-4607\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) performs an important role in India\u2019s strategic balancing act to withstand the dominance of China in Asia. Discuss."},"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> four Indo-Pacific democracies in dialogue <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s balancing instrument, but indirect, no alliance<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> 2004 tsunami origins <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> dormant <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> revived 2021 as China encircles <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Quad as India\u2019s answer<\/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>tsunami \u2018core group\u2019 \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Shyam Saran<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2021 leaders\u2019 revival \/ South China Sea militarisation + BRI encirclement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Pant<\/b>: counterbalance, rise above middle-power, \u2018like-minded\u2019 defence + info links, Vaccine Maitri + supply chains <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> maritime edge (domain awareness, coast guard) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Tarapore<\/b>: \u201czone balancing\u201d \u2014 shape the region, build partners\u2019 resilience, not a direct race <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> limited hard balancing after Galwan<\/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>Beijing = AUKUS clique \/ Lavrov \u201cAsian NATO\u201d vs no treaty obligation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> suits strategic autonomy + Japan\u2019s pacifist constitution<\/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> balance without entanglement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> value lies in coalition, not alliance<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> withstand Chinese dominance while keeping the freedom to choose<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[34],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[85],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1574","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-34","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-centres-of-power","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1574","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\/1574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4986,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1574\/revisions\/4986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}