S. Jaishankar’s Keynote at Quad Meeting: Global Economic Growth, Technology, Indo-Pacific Stability

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At the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tokyo, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar delivered a compelling opening statement addressing the challenges and opportunities facing global economic growth and technology. Highlighting the need for resilient supply chains, trusted digital partnerships, and upholding a rules-based international order, Dr. Jaishankar emphasized the importance of collective efforts to maintain stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Watch his full statement to understand the Quad's vision for a secure and collaborative future.    #QuadMeeting #DrSJaishankar #IndoPacific #GlobalEconomicGrowth #TechnologyPartnerships #SupplyChainResilience #RulesBasedOrder #TokyoMeeting #InternationalCollaboration #ForeignMinisters                 ~PR.274~ED.155~HT.336~GR.125~

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00:00As the person, not just the foreign minister, longest associated with the Quad, the real

00:07satisfaction I have is to see how deeply and systemically it has now got embedded in our

00:14foreign policies.

00:16This is not a talk shop, but a platform that generates practical outcomes.

00:22For example, our HADR conversations are reflected in understandings and SOPs between our navies.

00:30Off-grid solar projects are actually happening in Indo-Pacific islands.

00:36During COVID, we cooperated to deliver vaccines to countries in this region.

00:43And the first cohort of Quad STEM fellowships

00:47is passing out, and the second one will also cover the ASEAN.

00:53Dear colleagues, it's very good to meet again here in Tokyo.

00:58Our last Quad foreign ministers' meeting was 10 months ago in New York.

01:06In that period, we have met each other bilaterally or on the sidelines of other events.

01:13Our systems, however, led by our Sherpas, have been continuously interacting.

01:19So there is much today to talk about, to agree on, and to plan ahead.

01:25These are not easy times.

01:28A major challenge is to ensure global economic growth while also de-risking it.

01:36Supply chains are a particular focus for resilience,

01:40just as we push for trusted and transparent digital partnerships.

01:46The march of technology has also acquired extraordinary proportions,

01:51extraordinary proportions,

01:53holding possibilities of the very manner in which we live, think, and act.

02:00In a sense, we are in the midst of a re-globalization.

02:05At the same time, it is only our collective endeavors

02:09that can prove the international system against disruptions, man-made or natural.

02:16But we have significant additional responsibilities as well.

02:20As political democracies, pluralistic societies, and market economies,

02:26there is the key question of upholding a rules-based order.

02:30It is only our collaboration that can ensure that the Indo-Pacific remains free,

02:38remains open, stable, secure, and prosperous.

02:42The commitment to doing global good that we have all undertaken

02:46has a resonance far beyond this region.

02:50It is therefore essential that our political understanding strengthens,

02:55our economic partnerships grow,

02:58our technology collaborations expand,

03:01and our people-to-people comfort intensifies.

03:04Our meeting should send a clear message that the Quad is here to stay,

03:10here to do, and here to grow.

03:12Thank you.

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