Quad Ambassadors Meet in Beijing: US, India, Japan, and Australia Discuss Indo-Pacific

Ambassadors from the Quad nations—US, India, Japan, and Australia—held a meeting in Beijing. US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, described the nations as ‘close friends and partners’ working towards the development, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.

India’s Ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Japan’s Ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, Australia’s Ambassador to China, Scott Dewar, and Nicholas Burns attended the meeting on Tuesday. Nicholas Burns shared on X, ‘I had a productive meeting in Beijing with my Quad Ambassadorial colleagues from India, Japan, and Australia – close friends + partners all for the development, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific.’

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States committed to supporting an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.

Earlier on June 26, US Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, mentioned that India and the US are determined to hold the Quad Summit this year. This was discussed between US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval during Sullivan’s recent visit to India.

In June, US NSA Jake Sullivan and Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell were in India for a key meeting of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), chaired by Indian NSA Ajit Doval and US NSA Jake Sullivan.