• UGI USER
  • Jul 30, 2024
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QUAD’S NEW INITIATIVES AND GOALS

Why in the news?

Quad nations expand maritime partnership to the Indian Ocean, call for global peace in the Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar crises.

source:researchgate

About Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA):

  • Launched at 2022 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo.
  • Track “dark shipping” and improve maritime visibility.
  • Scope: Integrates Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, and Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
  • Technology: Uses satellite data for near-real-time maritime information.
  • Focus: Monitoring “dark shipping,” enhancing maritime oversight in the Indo-Pacific.
  • Objective: Improve security and stability, monitor maritime activities, and ensure safety of key sea lanes.

Expansion of IPMDA:

  • The Quad (Australia, India, Japan, US) plans to extend the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) into the Indian Ocean Region.
  • The IPMDA aims to enhance maritime security, freedom of navigation, and commerce.
About QUAD-Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD):

  • Members: USA, India, Australia, Japan.
  • Objectives: Promote a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
  • Activities: Meetings, summits, information exchanges, military drills.
  • Formation: Established in 2007, inspired by Exercise Malabar and 2004 tsunami response.