In a joint statement following the Quad Security Dialogue meeting in Washington DC this week, the Secretary of State of the United States, the Foreign Minister of Australia, the External Affairs Minister of India, and the Foreign Minister of Japan announced an expansion of the partnership “to strengthen economic security and collective resilience by collaborating to secure and diversify critical minerals supply chains. We continue to deepen our cooperation on maritime law enforcement cooperation through regional training initiatives, maritime legal dialogues, and Coast Guard cooperation.”
The group also announced plans to host the first Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network field training exercise this year to strengthen shared airlift capacity and leverage logistics strengths to respond to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently, providing support for regional partners. They also plan to launch the Quad Ports of the Future Partnership in Mumbai this year.
Quad will continue to coordinate rapid responses to regional disasters and collectively contributed over USD $30 million in humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by the earthquake that struck central Myanmar in March 2025.
In the statement, they also vowed to “continue to counter foreign efforts to push false narratives and interfere with Quad interests in the Indo-Pacific. As the Quad continues to evolve, our four democracies remain committed to deepening our cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and ensuring our cooperation has an enduring impact on the region’s top challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. We look forward to the next Quad Leaders’ Summit hosted by India later this year and the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting hosted by Australia in 2026.”
Image: The Hon Penny Wong, Foreign Minister of Australia
