The challenge of holding the Quad together
The big ticket question confronting the Quad, however, is how Donald Trump engages with the group and the broader Indo-Pacific geography
The Quad, a strategic alliance consisting of India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, has faced challenges in maintaining its cohesion in 2025. At a recent meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers in Atlanta, the U.S. Secretary of State announced plans for leaders of the four countries to convene in Manila in November, marking the first summit-level gathering since Donald Trump's second term began and the first attended by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi since her appointment.
The previous Quad Leaders' Summit took place in Wilmington in 2024 during Joe Biden's presidency and Fumio Kishida's tenure as Japan's Prime Minister.
India was initially poised to host the subsequent Quad Leaders' Summit, but the alliance experienced significant strategic turbulence in 2025 due to shifting geopolitical priorities in Washington and evolving political dynamics in its bilateral relations with Quad members, particularly India. Nonetheless, the Quad managed to sustain its operational synergies through various initiatives.
This is exemplified by the upgrade of the Quad's Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness initiative to the Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Collaboration framework, which was launched in New Delhi in May 2026 following the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
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