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QUAD requires more robust architecture than the summit driven mode to tide over the current challenges. Elaborate.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 20 marks
  • Regionalisation of World Politics

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The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue of India, the United States, Japan and Australia has no treaty, secretariat, budget or defence obligation. Since its revival in 2017, the four leaders' summits of 2021–24 have been its main engine. The India-hosted summit due in 2025 never took place, and none had been held by October 2026. The premise…

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  • Why the summit-driven mode is fragile
  • The challenges the Quad must withstand
  • What a more robust architecture would involve
  • Why robust should not mean formal
  • Conclusion
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