Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s piece ‘Making ‘Quad Plus’ a Reality?’ has been published in The Diplomat on January 13, 2022.
The piece argues that the concept of the “Quad Plus,” which has been in circulation for quite some time but remained abstract so far, becomes increasingly important in the current geopolitical scene, where post-AUKUS tensions are running high even among allies. How can the Quad Plus move beyond an abstract idea and consolidate as a regular political grouping?