![]() Meetings between and among the present-day Quad four countries. Security interaction was launched following a series of bilateral and trilateral They also pointed out the US multilateral ![]() The ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila in May 2007, when Abe advocated the “BroaderĮast Asia” or “Greater Asia” concept. Highlighting the fact, an Indian national English language daily, The Hindu in its editorial on the eve of the Tokyo talks cited the country’s powerful Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) – believed to be close to PM Modi – as having stated “India believes the Quad would be a good mechanism to ensure Freedom of Navigation Operations in the Indian Ocean and surrounding oceans including the Indo Pacific.”Ī handful of commentators first explained the origin of the US, Japan, IndiaĪnd Australia quadrilateral grouping at the initiative of Prime Minister Abe at That “Indo-Pacific is not a strategy or a club of limited members” to Newĭelhi’s reticence today on the militarization of Quad. ![]() Prime Minister Modi had asserted at the Shangri La Security Dialogue in 2018 Primarily due to India making a significant shift during past six months from what Jaishankar’s tête-à-tête with Pompeo during the QUAD Tokyo Forum. Increasing weight of India in the world, Zhang recently observed in his widelyĬhina’s most influential newspaper among the urban intelligentsia.Įxplains, in spite of the fact that Pompeo had told reporters before leavingįor Tokyo the outcome of the talks will not be made public until after he getsĪ nod from the POTUS on his return to Washington, why China’s strategic affairsĬommunity was closely watching the Indian EAM Dr. Increasing connection between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and the This trend highlights the importance of the Indian Ocean, the “Indo-Pacific” is a prominent feature of Quadrilateral Security Mechanismĭialogue. (CASS) in Beijing strongly believes the transition from “Asia-Pacific” to Predominant economic powerhouse in Asia Pacific.”Įxample, Zhang Jie, a senior researcher at the China Academy of Social Sciences Quad security dialogue: “QUAD was served up to spice up (the Indo Pacific)Īlphabet soup, as a new strategy to slow, if not thwart, China’s rise as the Telling us, a US commentator recently wrote of both Indo Pacific concept and Quite in tune with what at least some scholars in China have been “geographical concept” to “good mechanism” in Asia Pacific has provided enoughĭynamism to the US “Indo Pacific” concept to revive up its China containment In Beijing’s view, India’s recent change in stance on QUAD from being a ![]() While not quite subscribing to the views of the critics of “Indo Pacific” strategy, at least one Chinese analyst perceives “Indo Pacific” to be a “brilliant concept but difficult to implement.” They are also quick in pointing out “Indo Pacific” is the alternative grouping Trump has found to replace his predecessor Obama’s TPP in the Asia Pacific region in which China has been excluded. However, some Western strategic and security affairs critics of Trump’s foreign policy have ridiculed the President by saying he has been brandishing the term “Indo Pacific” as the US “latest toy” to checkmate a rapidly rising China. Stated just before the Quad meeting in Tokyo. Toward Beijing has become a major campaign issue,” The Washington Post had meeting is set to be one of the highest-profile diplomatic gatheringsįor the Trump administration before the US presidential election, where policy Some Chinese commentaries observed days before the curtain went up for the Quad Strategy – to remind its allies in the region to step up putting pressure on Beijing, Quadrilateral Dialogue – President Trump’s key to realizing the Indo-Pacific Indian EAM Jaishankar and on the outcome of his separate meeting with Pompeo.įor as the US presidential election voting day draws closer, Pompeo’s Mission Tokyo was to use the The Chinese Foreign Ministry mandarins, had their eyes and ears set on the Motegi, but the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the shots in Tokyoĭuring the Quad second ministerial talks. Was expected, not “Japan’s ‘Trump Whisperer’,” the Foreign Minister Toshitmitsu Watching India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and New But some Chinese commentators were closely Hemant Adlakha, Honorary Fellow, ICS and Associate Professor, JNUĦ October, 2020, the world’s attention was focused on the rare in-person Quadįoreign ministers’ meet in Tokyo.
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