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From 2004 tsunami to Covid-19 pandemic: A timeline of Quad elevation

 Nearly 17 years after the deadly 2004 tsunami, the Quad summit will mark a high point in a steady year-long elevation against the backdrop of China’s growing economic and military strength and Covid

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Nearly 17 years after the deadly 2004 tsunami, when outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US president Joe Biden meet September 24 for the first ever in-person leader level summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, it will mark a high point in a steady year-long elevation against the backdrop of China’s growing economic and military strength and Covid-19.

Covid-19 vaccine production and distribution, supply chain resilience in critical and emerging technologies like semiconductors and 5G telecom networks are tipped to be top of the agenda. For India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Quad meeting will be bookended by a Covid-19 summit convened by Biden and Modi’s own speech at the United Nations General Assembly, on Saturday.

The Covid-19 summit taps into the heart of Quad’s most urgent priorities – and India’s strengths in vaccine production. In the last 17 years, the Quad has taken a meandering path to its current prominence, with China’s shadow being a central theme. In early 2021, Quad returned to the big stage after a nearly 10 year lull. Beginning from its roots in crisis, here is a timeline that captures some of the key moments that have nudged the Quad into a closer embrace..


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