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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Topic: Quad

Asia lost a decade to counter China. But India and Quad can lead new strategy now

Asia has a spaghetti bowl of regional security structures. A new pan-Asian strategy with India in the lead can help counter China’s belligerence.

India can’t free-ride others to limit China. It needs to lead the containment strategy

China’s behavior towards India and many others is a clear indication that the country will employ its enormous power entirely to dominate the region.

Australia vows to cement Quad with India, US, Japan as ‘anti-China’ group gets new life

Australian PM Scott Morrison says Quad is a key Indo-Pacific forum to take forward practical cooperation on maritime, terrorism and cyber issues.

Shared concern about China’s rise helped the Quad come together

Many had written off the idea of building an Asia-Pacific coalition between Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. - a group informally known as the Quad.

China on mind, India-US-Australia-Japan Quad to meet in Singapore today

This will be the third meeting of the group since its revival last year as a counterweight to China’s growing economic and military might.

Three striking points about the quad, and what India needs to do to lead it

At the Raisina Dialogue, the four countries’ military leaders talked unabashed about the India-US-Japan-Australia grouping. It sends a message to China.

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Your place or mine? This dating question comes with extreme risks, dirty pillows & toilets

Don’t call him to your place the first time. He could be a stalker who now has your address. Or worse. He overstays his welcome, clogs your toilet, picks his nails, and snores.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.