Prospects and Pitfalls for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: A View from India
A Special Event with Vice-Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), in conversation with Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller, AIIA Queensland Council Member and Research Fellow at The University of Queensland’s Centre for Policy Futures
This July 20 event is online only and runs from 6pm to 7pm AEST.
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About the Event
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, referred to simply as "the Quad'', is a strategic grouping comprised of the United States, Australia, Japan and India. Established in 2007 with a focus on maritime security cooperation, the Quad has seen commitment wax and wane among its member states, including India and Australia. However, in the face of China’s challenge to the maritime rules-based order, skirmishes on the Sino-Indian border, and the devastating impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Quad has found renewed diplomatic momentum. In November 2020, the Quad conducted its first joint naval exercise – "Malabar'' – in the Bay of Bengal and north of the Arabian Sea. Following this year’s inaugural summit-level meeting, the Quad further expanded cooperation in health, climate change, and cyber and critical technologies.
Yet despite the Quad’s stated vision for a ''Free and Open Indo-Pacific'' based on democratic values and international legal norms, it remains contentious among key Indo-Pacific states. A number of South East Asian states view the Quad as a direct challenge to ASEAN centrality and fear it will exacerbate strategic rivalries. China, meanwhile, has condemned the Quad as a "Cold War'' construct and US containment mechanism, while Russia has expressed concerns about its impact on its close defence partnership with India. Join Vice-Admiral Chauhan and Dr Nabbs-Keller as they discuss the Quad’s strategic and foreign policy significance to India, and how it can best maximise its contribution to regional stability.
About the speaker
Vice Admiral Chauhan is the Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), India’s foremost resource centre for the development and advocacy of strategies for the promotion and protection of India’s maritime interests. As a maritime practitioner, his experience stems from a four-decade-long distinguished career in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. This includes a stint in Antarctica and a three-year deputation to the Government of Mauritius, where he set up and commanded the Mauritius National Coast Guard and four command-appointments, including Principal Director of Naval Operations and command of the Indian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier of that period, the Viraat. As Rear Admiral, he was the Navy’s first Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation & Intelligence), where he conceptualised and executed the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS). He has been Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command; and was, in his last naval appointment before retirement, the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala). Admiral Chauhan is on the visiting faculty of the higher-command establishments of all three of India’s defence services and tri-service establishments, such as the College of Defence Management, Hyderabad, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He has been advising the Indian Government through his interaction with the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Navy), the Ministry of External Affairs, and the National Security Council Secretariat, and has been commended three times by the President of India for sustained distinguished service. The admiral is a prolific writer on maritime and strategic issues, with over 95 published articles to his credit.
Picture: The Takanami-class destroyer JS Oonami (JS 111), far left, and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet tanker INS Shakti (A 57) during Malabar 2020. Source: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda
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