NEW DELHI -- The Quad, often seen as a counterweight to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, is seeking to expand regional cooperation through trilateral partnerships, even as expanded membership remains a distant prospect.
India-France-Indonesia partnership among ideas considered
Quad foreign ministers pose before the start of their meeting in Washington on July 1. © Reuters
NEW DELHI -- The Quad, often seen as a counterweight to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, is seeking to expand regional cooperation through trilateral partnerships, even as expanded membership remains a distant prospect.