Quad meet in India reaffirms support to free, open Indo-Pacific

The QUAD grouping of countries, including the US, India, Japan and Australia on Friday reaffirmed steadfast commitment to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Speaking during the annual geopolitical meeting Raisina Dialogue in India, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity. Pakistan's ruling PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Thursday called out opposition PTI chief Imran Khan for criticising the federal government’s economic decisions, which she mentioned were being taken to clean up the mess created during his tenure as prime minister. Seeking a better future for her disabled son, former national hockey player for Pakistan Shahida Raza enlisted human smugglers to get her out of the country. The U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price has stated that the Doha Agreement had empowered the Taliban and weakened their partners in the former Afghan government. An artisan in India’s Jammu & Kashmir has kept the centuries-old craft of making traditional slippers known as Pulhoor alive.