CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India is going to host the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) Foreign Ministers meeting next year, Japanese envoy to India Hiroshi Suzuki said to ANI.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Tokyo, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan will advance the Quad’s ambitious and diverse agenda, including through a major new initiative to improve maritime domain awareness across the Indo-Pacific.

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: -The Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Dialogue, commonly known as the Quad and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a “security dialogue, ” is a multilateral dialogue between Australia, India, Japan and the United States that is maintained by talks between member countries.