QUAD Group

• The US, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity. 

• The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually reinforcing. 

• This QUAD group was announced by the administration of Biden. 

Key Points: 

• All four nations- the US, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan intend to cooperate to expand trade, build transit links and strengthen business-to-business ties, recognising the historic opportunity to open flourishing interregional trade routes. 

• The representatives from the four nations will be meeting in the coming months to determine the modalities of the cooperation with mutual consensus. 

• The new diplomatic platform will work to expand trade, build transit links and strengthen business-to-business ties. 

NOTE: The four nations have agreed to meet in the coming few months to chalk out the various modalities of this QUAD cooperation with mutual consensus.