The Quad is at risk of losing its strategic focus

Biden is saddling the group with a distracting global agenda

Brahma Chellaney

September 11, 2022 05:00 JST

Quad leaders chat in Tokyo on May 24: Joe Biden has coaxed the group into adopting an expansive agenda. © Reuters

Brahma Chellaney is professor emeritus of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi and a former adviser to India's National Security Council. He is the author of nine books, including "Water: Asia's New Battleground."

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