Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD

SYLLABUS: General studies paper 2 CONTEXT: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh warns Dhaka of significant damage to its relationship with Beijing if it joins the Quad, or the quadrilateral framework. WHAT IS QUAD? Quad is an informal strategic dialogue between India, the USA, Japan and Australia. It is the collaboration of like-minded democracies across the Indian and the Pacific Ocean. It aims to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region. The idea was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in 2007. However, the idea couldn’t move ahead after Australia pulled out of it, apparently due to Chinese pressure.....Read More