Quad Summit 2022 UPSC: Prime Minister Modi along with the leaders of the United States, Japan, and Australia attended Quad Summit on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. The much-anticipated meeting which brought four powerful economies together saw a healthy discussion on various global issues including the Indo-Pacific region and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Tokyo early on May 23, 2202, to attend the second in-person Quad Summit 2022. The Indian Prime Minister had a hectic schedule as he met the newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, and the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. Quad Summit 2022 was also the new Australian PM’s first Quad meet just a day after his swearing-in.
Quad Summit 2022 aims at providing an opportunity to the four leaders of the leading economies to review the progress of the grouping’s initiatives as well as exchange views on the developments in the Indo-Pacific as well as the global issues of mutual interest, said PM Modi in his departure statement.
PM Modi’s visit to Japan from May 23-24 was also crucial amid the Russia-Ukraine war where India’s stand at the UN is playing an important role in its relations with Russia and the United States.
#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo pic.twitter.com/YlsbY5Kfop
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2022
Quad Summit 2022 Highlights
1. The four Quad leaders- US President Joe Biden, PM Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese shared mutual concern over the ongoing situation in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.
2. The Quad leaders agreed on a maritime monitoring initiative. It will bolster the surveillance of Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region.
3. While talking about the summit, Prime Minister Modi said that Quad has gained a significant place at the world stage in a short span of time. He added that Quad is moving ahead with a constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific region which will further strengthen its image of a force for good.
4. PM Modi further noted that Quad member countries have increased the mutual coordination in several areas such as climate action, vaccine delivery, economic cooperation, disaster management, among others. The quad grouping has ensured peace, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
5. The President of the US Joe Biden assured that the US will stand with its close domestic partners to push for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Talking about Russia-Ukraine, he added that Russia's assault on Ukraine only heightens of the significance of these goals of fundamental principles of territorial integrity, international order, and sovereignty.
6. Prime Minister of Japan Kishida acknowledged that the Russian invasion has challenged the principles enshrined in the UN Charter and that the world should not allow a similar incident to happen in the Indo-Pacific region.
7. The newly appointed Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in his address at Quad Summit 2022 pledged more support for Pacific nations including the aid for deepening defence and maritime cooperation.
8. On the sidelines of Quad Summit in Tokyo, PM Modi also held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden. The two leaders discussed ways of strengthening cooperation in investment, trade, defence, technology and people-to-people ties.
9. Quad summit in Tokyo is the fourth interaction of the Quad leaders. The first-ever Quad summit was hosted by US President Jope Biden in March 2021, followed by an in-person summit in Washington in September 2021.
10. India, Japan, US and Australia in November 2017 had given a shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.
Quad countries
India, Australia, Japan and the United States are the member countries of the Quad which was set up to assure the security of sea routes in the Indo-Pacific region.
What is QUAD?
QUAD is a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue that comprises four countries- India, Australia, Japan and the United States. It is a strategic security dialogue that is maintained by talks between the member countries. The Summit was established for the first time in 2007 and lasted till 2008. It was re-established again after the negotiations in 2017.
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