US, Japanese, Indian and Australian navies deliver humanitarian relief after Asian tsunami
Inaugural meeting of the Quad on sidelines of ASEAN Regional Forum, Manila
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe address to Indian parliament introducing idea of a “broader Asia” partnership involving India, Japan, Australia and the US
Annual India‒US Malabar naval exercise extended to include the US, Japan, Australia and Singapore (Bay of Bengal)
Japanese Prime Minister Abe advocates the creation of a “democratic security diamond” with Australia, India and the US
Japanese Prime Minister Abe speech advocating “free and open Indo-Pacific” concept
Second Quad meeting (officials), Singapore
Third Quad meeting (officials), Singapore
‘Quad Plus’ meeting including South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand to discuss COVID-19 responses
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith advises Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi that Australia “would not be proposing” a repeat of the 2007 dialogue with the US, Japan and India
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono proposes a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, the US and India in the margins of the upcoming East Asia Summit
Secretary of State Tillerson speech advocating “free and open Indo-Pacific”
First meeting of revived Quad at
official level (Manila, on sidelines of ASEAN)
Australian Foreign Policy White Paper
advocates “open, inclusive and prosperous
Indo-Pacific”
US National Security Strategy outlines US interests in “free and open Indo-Pacific”
Fourth Quad meeting (officials), Bangkok
First Quad foreign ministers meeting, New York
Quad meeting (officials), Bangkok