What happened
S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet his Quad counterparts on the sidelines of ASEAN-linked meetings in Manila. The intended purpose is coordination among Quad members as part of broader regional diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific.
Background and earlier position
The Quad is a strategic forum involving India, the United States, Japan, and Australia. India also engages ASEAN-centered platforms because Southeast Asia remains central to the Indo-Pacific framework and to India’s Act East policy.
What changed now
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