CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The four Ministers concurred to hold the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi in early 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leaders’ Video Conference in March 2022 The four leaders exchanged views on the increasingly tense situation in Ukraine and concurred to work closely together to respond to the situation. They also concurred to hold the next Quad Leaders’ Meeting in Tokyo in the coming months.

Detailed explanation-3: -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has selected his home-town Sidney for hosting the QUAD summit mid-2023 even as Japan has expressed serious concerns this week to China and Russia over joint air patrols over Sea of Japan and scrambled fighters in response.

Detailed explanation-4: -India is going to host the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) Foreign Ministers meeting next year, Japanese envoy to India Hiroshi Suzuki said to ANI.