Quad Leaders’ Summit

On 24th May, 2022, India’s Prime Minister participated in the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo, Japan along with Prime Minister of Japan, President of the United States of America and Prime Minister of Australia.

• India, the US, Japan and Australia are the members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). This was the fourth interaction of the Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021.

Key Highlights: Indo-Pacific: The leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the importance of upholding the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of disputes.

• Terrorism: The four countries reiterated their desire to combat terrorism, denounced the use of terrorist proxies and emphasized the importance of denying any logistical, financial, or military support to terrorist groups which could be used to launch or plan terror attacks, including cross-border attacks.
• Critical and Emerging Technologies: As part of ongoing work related to critical and emerging technologies, Quad’s Common Statement of Principles on Critical Technology Supply Chains was launched.
• Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief: A Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the Indo-Pacific was announced by the leaders to enable more effective and timely responses to disasters in the region.
• Quad Satellite Data Portal: The leaders agreed to provide countries in the region resources on earth observation data through a Quad satellite data portal to help track climate events, disaster preparedness and sustainable use of marine resources.
• Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative: Quad leaders welcomed a new Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative, to help countries bolster their capacities to respond to HADR incidents and combat illegal fishing.