While the US, Japan and Australia have been leading the diplomatic and economic campaign against Russia, India has publicly refused to castigate Moscow for its military invasion of Ukraine.
members such as france are furious. thank you very much. in the last hour, the bbc has spoken to ambassadorjohn bolton, who was former president trump s national security adviser, as well as a military adviser to president george w bush. he said the new security deal was a positive step. australia, the uk, and the us are reacting to china. they didn t put it that way, but there aren t many other threats in the indo pacific we have to worry about. and i think putting australia in the position where it has nuclear submarines is a big step forward. this obviously isn t something that started yesterday or the day after we withdrew from afghanistan. and i think you have to see it as part of the larger picture that has begun to emerge in the context of the so called quad india, japan, australia, and the united states. there ll be another virtual summit
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The Quad seems to have finally found itself a sweet spot. Last week’s meeting between the leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan resulted in the grouping’s first ever joint statement, pledging to meet important common challenges.
The secret to success seems to have been steering clear of sensitive security issues, finding common cause on a shared interest and investing in India’s capabilities. Among other things, the leaders pledged to boost India’s vaccine manufacturing capacity in the face of COVID-19. As reported, India will be manufacturing up to a billion single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines, with the U.S and Japan providing financial support and Australia taking care of logistics.