A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad member countries, the United States, India, Japan and Australia, was held to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. This information was reported on Wednesday (July 02) from the verified Facebook page of the US Department of State.
At that time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, I met with the foreign ministers of the Quad countries. We discussed our work together to ensure peace, stability, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
The four members of the Quad alliance – the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Regularly meet on the security and economic development of this strategic region. The main topics of discussion in the recent meeting were maritime security, trade cooperation and regional stability.
Diplomatic analysts see Secretary Rubio’s meeting as an important step in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Quad alliance met to counter China’s influence. In addition, Japan postponed a previously scheduled annual defense meeting with Washington ahead of the meeting. It is learned that Tokyo took this decision under pressure from the US over additional defense spending.
On the other hand, India has expressed dissatisfaction with US President Donald Trump’s recent comments. New Delhi calls the claim that ‘Trump intervened’ to prevent a possible war between India and Pakistan after the attack on tourists in Kashmir in April baseless.
Although the four countries of the Quad have agreed to prevent Chinese dominance, the Trump administration’s global tariff policy has also hurt allies. As a result, analysts believe that the collective progress of the Quad is being hindered by trade, defense spending, and even mutual diplomatic tensions.
Australia is also concerned about the unilateral behavior of the US. The Pentagon’s third-highest official, Elbridge Colby, has begun a review of the Acus project, which was designed to provide the country with nuclear submarines. Confusion has arisen in Canberra as the Pentagon’s third-highest official, Elbridge Colby, has begun a review of the Acus project, which was designed to provide the country with nuclear submarines.
Meanwhile, analysts also believe that the momentum in the Japan-US relationship has slowed since Trump’s summit with Shigeru Ishiba in February. Richard Rosso, an India researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, said that while Trump’s strategy for India has been somewhat chaotic, bilateral strategic interests remain unchanged. However, the positions necessary to maintain regular relations with India have not yet been filled. An ambassador has not been appointed, and important positions in the departments of foreign affairs and defense are vacant.