Quad announces initiatives to boost security & prosperity, foster tech
The Quad comprises the United States, Australia, India and Japan.
The recent 10th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the US announced initiatives to strengthen maritime and transnational security; boost economic prosperity and security; ensure a stable supply of critical minerals and foster emerging technology; and support humanitarian assistance and emergency response. A Quad Ports of the Future Partnership will be launched in Mumbai in October 2025.
'We aim to strengthen energy security across the Indo-Pacific and promote resilient supply chains and quality infrastructure projects that are transparent and secure,' the US state department said in an official release after the meeting.
The Quad Critical Minerals Initiative will strengthen cooperation on priorities like securing and diversifying reliable supply chains, and electronic waste critical minerals recovery and re-processing. It will expand the Quad's cooperation on supply chain resilience measures for critical minerals.
A Quad Ports of the Future Partnership will be formally launched at a transportation and logistics conference in Mumbai in October 2025. This will complement the work Quad partners have done to boost infrastructure expertise across the Indo-Pacific region through the Quad Infrastructure Fellowships Programne.
'The Quad recognises the transformative power of critical and emerging technologies and will continue to advance secure and trusted information and communications technology infrastructure while expanding our work on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, technical standards, biotechnology and cybersecurity,' the release added.
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