THe Quad

The last Quad meeting, in March, was virtual. President Biden, Yoshihide Suga, Japan's prime minister (top right), Scott Morrison, Australia's prime minister (bottom left), and Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, will meet in person in the U.S. on Frid

5 Things To Know About Biden's Quad Summit With Leaders Of India, Australia And Japan

5:08pm September 23, 2021

President Biden will meet on Friday with the leaders of Japan, Australia and India. Their agenda includes the pandemic and climate change. But analysts say the Quad group is mainly about China.

President Biden (clockwise from top left), Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison participate in the virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad meeting on Friday.

Biden And 'Quad' Leaders Launch Vaccine Push, Deepen Coordination Against China

6:08pm March 12, 2021

The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.

Aircraft carriers and warships participate in the second phase of Malabar naval exercise, a joint exercise by India, the U.S., Japan and Australia, in the northern Arabian Sea last November. The four countries form the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or

'Quad' Summit: Biden Looks To Boost Coordination Against China

4:10pm March 11, 2021

by John Ruwitch

The first meeting among leaders of an informal grouping known as the "Quad" — the U.S., India, Australia and Japan — will take place Friday amid growing concerns about China in the Asia-Pacific.

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (from left), Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attend a meeting Tuesday in Tokyo.

Pompeo Rails Against China At 'Quad' Meeting With Foreign Ministers In Tokyo

3:38pm October 06, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

The secretary of state urged Japan, India, Australia and the U.S. to protect against China's "corruption and coercion." The meeting resulted in no major initiatives. Beijing panned it before it began.

Actress Anika Noni Rose stars in the new BET series, The Quad, as president of a fictional HBCU.

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30 Years After 'A Different World,' 'The Quad' Brings HBCU Life Back To TV

6:41pm February 04, 2017

by NPR Staff

Actress Anika Noni Rose discusses her new show The Quad. The series follows success and scandal on the campus of a fictional historically black university.

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