Quad Partners and Regional Bodies Back India‑Australia Strategic Partnership

India and Australia highlighted the role of the Quad—United States, Japan, India and Australia—and other multilateral platforms in strengthening regional stability. The declaration cites joint efforts within these forums to promote rule‑based order, respect for sovereignty and the free flow of maritime traffic and air routes.

Both nations voiced alarm over rising uncertainties in the Indo‑Pacific and called for all countries to pursue peaceful dispute resolution without coercion.

The statement also reaffirmed commitment to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, emphasizing freedom of navigation and overflight as essential to global trade.

Cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) under the Quad framework was pledged, with plans for coordinated response mechanisms and evacuation strategies for third‑country nationals during crises.