Quad Nations Emphasizes on the Indo-Pacific region. ~Preet The fourth meeting of the QUAD grouping's foreign ministers (India, the United States, Australia, and Japan) was recently held in Melbourne, Australia. The summit took place in the midst of rising tensions between Russia and NATO members over Ukraine, the Afghan conflict, and growing fears about China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific area. Quad is a group of four democracies: India, Australia, the United States, and Japan. All four countries have the trait of being democratic, and they all embrace the shared goal of unrestricted marine trade and security. The Quad is described as a group of four democracies united by a common goal of ensuring and supporting a "free, open, and prosperous" Indo-Pacific area. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister, proposed the Quad concept in 2007. However, the plan was thwarted when Australia withdrew, ostensibly owing to Chinese pressure. Finally, in 2017, India, A