Revisiting QUAD ambition in the Indo Pacific leveraging Space and Cyber Domain

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the QUAD alliance in the Indo-Pacific, emphasizing the role of space and cyber domains in enhancing security cooperation amid rising regional tensions and strategic power shifts.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of QUAD's current strategic posture and offers recommendations to leverage space and cyber domains for improved collaboration.

Findings

QUAD's strategic focus is expanding into space and cyber domains.

Enhanced cooperation in these domains can strengthen regional security.

Recommendations for policy and operational improvements are proposed.

Abstract

In the backdrop of growing power transitions and rise of strategic high tide in the world, the Indo Pacific Region (IPR) has emanated as an area which is likely to witness increased development & enhanced security cooperation through militarization. With China trying to be at the seat of the Global leadership, US & its allies in the Indo pacific are aiming at working together, finding mutually beneficial areas of functional cooperation and redefining the canvas of security. This purpose of this paper is to analyze an informal alliance, Quadrilateral Security dialogue (QUAD) in its present form with the geostrategic landscape in Indo pacific and present recommendations to strengthen collaboration & response capability.