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Monday, April 6, 2026
TopicThe Quad

Topic: the Quad

Trust in US was anyway fragile. Now it can crack over its old-style perfidy

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Quad pressure on China — India, US, Japan, Australia ministers to meet in Tokyo today

The Quad has gained momentum as Trump pursues a more confrontational approach to Beijing, while India grows increasingly wary of Chinese economic & military influence in South Asia.

Don’t try any misadventure amid India’s tensions with China, CDS Rawat warns Pakistan

Gen. Rawat also backs the ‘Quad’, a grouping China has opposed, as a good mechanism to ensure freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific.

India, US, Japan, Australia come together to give impetus to ‘anti-China’ Quad

Quad foreign ministers met for the first time on the sidelines of UNGA in New York, suggesting the previously informal framework is being strengthened.

Curtailing immigration to the US would hurt the country, says top strategist Richard Haass

Haass says Indian immigrants are important to US economy, and hopes the Indian govt will raise the issue of H-1B visas with the US.

Global Pulse: Iran needs to stop being destabilised, and the two Korean leaders could have a breakthrough

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in have the political acumen to succeed in clearing the Korean impasse—whether they succeed remains to be seen.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.