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The webinar on 'Contours of QUAD in the New Paradigm" was conducted as per schedule. The panelists were awesome. It was indeed great to hear their views. It was very educative indeed. The You Tube recording of the webinar is here. All those who missed the event can access it below. It is a full recording and hence it is long. However, if are interested in the subject and have a strategic bent of mind it will be well worth your time. This  discussion on future will be fascinating. We are planning a follow up too.  I thank the CASA forum and ISIC Japan, who have made this happen and gave me a chance to moderate such a discussion.  I also thank the panelists who were brilliant in their exposition.  All the best. Happy viewing. 

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On 18 February 2021, the third virtual QUAD ministerial meet was held. This was held in the early days of the Biden administration. It indicates a seriousness of intent on the part of all QUAD nations. Issues which came up were :-  Challenges faced by existing international order. Unilateral attempts to change the status quo (without naming China),maritime     security, counter-terrorism, cyber security and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief. The necessity of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" and a global order based on the rule of law. Issues beyond the normal security paradigm figured in the meet. These included quality infrastructure, education and human resource  development, supply chain resilience and cooperation to address climate change. This meet has a special significance on two counts. Firstly. The  press release of the Government of India was headlined as  ‘3rd India-Australia-Japan-USA Quad Ministerial Meeting”. The QUAD is now an official entity in Indian lexi

 Earlier Articles In Series   Sino Indian Logjam : A Review No Go For China in the Logjam  Sino Indian Logjam : Aim, Capability and Environmental Analysis Sino Indian Logjam : Facts, Risks, Options and the Sum of all Fears Sino Indian Logjam: The W inter  Haul Sino Indian Logjam - The Chinese Three Card Trick Sino Indian Logjam : After The Winter Freeze   Sino Indian Logjam : War in Domains Beyond Naku La Sino Indian Logjam : Sovereignty Gained and Sovereignty Lost in Disengagement Questions to the Fore   The Sino Indian Logjam is under disengagement. It has proceeded smoothly so far. The common question is - What will the Chinese do next? Is their withdrawal part of a larger strategic design? Will the Chinese regroup and get back at us? If so, what will they do? All these valid questions stem from one fact - the Chinese cannot be trusted. China came to overpower India militarily. However, it was surprised by the Indian response and forced to withdraw. For any aspiring superpower like

EARLIER ARTICLES ON QUAD BY THE AUTHOR CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE TO READ QUAD 2.0 OR TIANXIA INDIA'S QUADRATIC EQUATIONS  THE CHINESE CAMEL IN THE QUADRATIC TENT                                            QUAD : EVOLVING FAST  EVOLUTION OF QUAD 3.0 The Core of the Centre of Gravity If the Indo-Pacific is the centre of gravity of international geopolitics and economics, its core is China’s rise. China’s ‘Dream and Rejuvenation’ was fine till it was peaceful. However its military and economic assertion, threats and coercion, to impose a Chinese global order in accelerated time frames is unacceptable. China took advantage of the pandemic driven humanitarian crisis to reprehensibly progress its geopolitical ambitions.  To top it all it painted itself as the victim of a crisis it virtually perpetuated.  Chinese actions drove the QUAD nations to coalesce. However the idea has not progressed to its logical conclusion. With new administrations in USA and Japan settling in, there is a consensu