What is the Significance of the 4th Quad Ministerial meeting for India?
- Technology:
- India will be benefited from Quad’s work on 5G and Vendor Diversification to maintain a diverse, open and interoperable telecommunication ecosystem.
- Climate Change:
- The Quad WG on Climate Change is working on strengthening climate actions through mitigation, adaptation, resilience, technology, capacity-building, and climate finance. This will help India on three pillars-
- Climate Ambition;
- Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment;
- Adaptation, Resilience and Preparedness
- One of the most promising areas Quad is working on is the Quad Green Shipping Network. It will be significant in greening and decarbonizing the shipping value chain.
- Quad is also looking at establishing two to three Quad low-emission or zero-emission shipping corridors by 2030.
- The Quad WG on Climate Change is working on strengthening climate actions through mitigation, adaptation, resilience, technology, capacity-building, and climate finance. This will help India on three pillars-
- Infrastructure:
- Quad partners have provided more than USD 48 billion in official finance for infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.
- The Quad Infrastructure Coordination Group (QICG) announced by the Leaders is meeting regularly to share assessments of regional infrastructure.
- Space:
- The Quad Space Working Group is discussing the exchange of Earth observation satellite data and analysis to help Indo-Pacific countries for the sustainable use of outer space.
- Cyber Security:
- The Quad Senior Cyber Officials group is exchanging best practices that will benefit India to secure critical cyber infrastructure and build resilience against cyber threats.
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