Quad Alliance: Upholding Freedom in the Indo-Pacific region [Video]

The Quad will stand up for a free and open Indo-Pacific region in all eventualities, White House officials have said, adding that there is no dilution in terms of its focus.

Josh Rubin, National Security Council Director for Indo-Pacific Affairs at the White House, said this while replying to a question from IANS.

The comprehensive question asked was: There is a section that believes the Quad hasn’t become as muscular as it would like, with softer issues occupying its agenda over real challenges in the South China Sea. Any comments on this? And has the focus on the Indo-Pacific diluted due to Russia’s war with Ukraine and the dominance of European continental security because of it?

Also, doesn’t it benefit China, allowing a free pass for fresh aggression in the South China Sea or Taiwan Strait?

Rubin replied that the Quad is working to deliver in the areas the partners identify as …