November 7, 2025

Since the beginning of this year, the Quad, the core mechanism of the Indo-Pacific strategy led by the US, has shown a clear sense of "military fervor" and "political coldness" in its cooperation focus, which has called into question the future of this minilateral bloc.

On the military front, security cooperation under the Quad framework has deepened into a regularized, multi-tiered system. In the first week of November, India hosted the "Cope India" joint air force exercise, with the United States as the core participant and Japan and Australia joining as observers. Meanwhile, Exercise Malabar 2025 brought together the navies of the four nations in Guam for one of the biggest Quad naval drills in the Pacific from October 28 to November 8. 

In stark contrast, the Quad faces significant obstacles in political coordination. For instance, the Quad leaders' summit, the highest-level political coordination mechanism, was originally scheduled for the end of this year in India but was postponed to early 2026, apparently due to recent tensions between New Delhi and Washington. This not only undermines the continuity of strategic dialogue among the four countries but also reveals insufficient consensus among member states on broader issues. 

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