New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- As China is asserting itself in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Saturday the Quad is a statement that others cannot have a "veto" on choices of like-minded nations and the coalition is here to stay, grow and contribute to global prosperity.
In an address at a think-tank forum, Jaishankar described the coalition of India, the US, Japan and Australia as an "overhead light" that is a "creative, flexible, nimble, responsive and open-minded" enterprise.
The Quad has largely been focusing on bolstering cooperation to ensure a free and an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific in the face of Chinese belligerence.
The external affairs minister said the Quad refle...