Amid China's expansionism, QUAD members vow to strengthen security of Indo-Pacific region

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday participated in Qu meeting along with his counterparts from Japan, United States and Australia in Tokyo. 

While dressing dignitaries, EAM in a veiled dig on China stressed need to uphold rule-based international order in international seas along while respecting  territorial integrity and sovereignty of or nations. "We remain committed to upholding rules-based international order, underpinned by rule of law, transparency, freedom of navigation in international seas, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes," said EAM S Jaishankar at Qu Ministerial Meeting. 

"It's a matter of satisfaction that Indo-Pacific concept has gained increasingly wider acceptance.Indo-Pacific Ocean’s Initiative that we tabled at East Asia Summit last year is development with considerable promise in that context," he ded.

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Foreign ministers of India, US, Japan, and Australia are in Tokyo to participate in second QU security dialogue. Jaishankar, along with or foreign ministers, met Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during his two-day visit and spoke about bilateral and global dimensions of “special partnership.” 

During Qu talks, ministers will discuss post-COVID-19 international order and need for a coordinated response to various challenges emerging from pandemic. MEA h said that y will also discuss regional issues and collectively affirm importance of maintaining a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.

Qurilateral Security Dialogue, also kwn as Qu, is an informal strategic forum between India, US, Japan, and Australia. strategic alliance was formed to ensure peace and stability in Indo-Pacific and check China’s expansionist efforts in region, which has become a major cause of concern for a rules-based order. 

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