Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 1:23 AM

While we are well aware of the term QUAD, which denotes a strategic alliance between four Indo-Pacific nations: the US, Japan, Australia, and India, SQUAD may be a new phenomenon. However, before I delve into it, let's understand the QUAD to begin with.

Interestingly, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is not a formal alliance, yet it has been actively maintaining the security and economic ties in an effort to stall China's rise. The genesis of QUAD's formation dates back to 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami shook the nations around it. At the time, the US was busy in Afghanistan and Iraq, but its interests in the Pacific forced it to form a group with its allied nations in the diverse...