Quad, Where Art Thou?

May 13, 2026 | 21:00 IST

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With US now increasingly disinterested in the quadrilateral grouping, does it serve India’s interests to hang on? As Trump & Xi summit today, New Delhi must take a hard call

As Trump begins his highly anticipated summit with Xi today, there’s one aspect of the US-China strategic calculus that comes into sharp focus. The US-India-Japan-Australia quadrilateral dialogue or Quad is, metaphorically speaking, dead in the water. It’s still afloat, but just barely. India is still waiting to host the leaders-level summit due in 2025.

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Quad, Where Art Thou?

With US now increasingly disinterested in the quadrilateral grouping, does it serve India’s interests to hang on? As Trump & Xi summit today, New Delhi must take a hard call

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Quad, Where Art Thou?

With US now increasingly disinterested in the quadrilateral grouping, does it serve India’s interests to hang on? As Trump & Xi summit today, New Delhi must take a hard call

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