Jaishankar to meet Quad counterparts in Manila on sidelines of ASEAN meet
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet Quad counterparts in Manila during an ASEAN-related gathering, with the Indo-Pacific and regional security expected to feature in the talks.
- The Quad is a four-country strategic grouping involving India, the United States, Japan, and Australia.
- ASEAN-related gatherings provide India with a regional forum for cooperation and strategic engagement in Southeast Asia.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet Quad counterparts in Manila on the margins of an ASEAN-related gathering.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet his counterparts from the Quad countries in Manila on the margins of an ASEAN-related gathering. The meeting matters because Quad coordination is a recurring feature of India’s Indo-Pacific diplomacy and is often linked to regional security, maritime stability, and practical cooperation among the four partners.
The planned Manila meeting is part of a broader round of diplomatic engagement with Southeast Asia. The ASEAN setting is important because India continues to use ASEAN-centered platforms to combine bilateral outreach, regional cooperation, and wider strategic signalling in the Indo-Pacific.
What the meeting is expected to cover
UPSC can frame the meeting in Manila as a question on India’s Indo-Pacific strategy, the role of the Quad as a minilateral grouping, and India’s coordination with ASEAN-led processes. A mains answer can examine how such meetings support strategic autonomy, maritime security, supply-chain resilience, and a rules-based regional order.
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