Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Quad Sherpas Review Security, Technology and Economic Cooperation
Officials from India, the United States, Japan and Australia met in New Delhi.
Their group is called the Quad.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted the meeting.
They checked progress on working together in several important areas.
These included maritime safety, economic security, new technologies and help during disasters.
They also talked about regional and global events.
The officials considered new ideas for the next meeting of the Quad’s foreign ministers.
They said future cooperation should focus on practical actions and clear results.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Quad Sherpas in New Delhi on Thursday.
Officials reviewed maritime security, economic prosperity and security, critical and emerging technologies, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
The Sherpas discussed new initiatives and practical, action-oriented cooperation for the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Participants represented India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
The meeting followed separate bilateral discussions between Misri and Australian and Japanese officials.
- Who
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Sergio Gor of the United States, Hiroyuki Namazu of Japan, and Elly Lawson of Australia participated; the first article identifies Lawson as Eleanor Jane Lawson.
- What
- Quad Sherpas reviewed ongoing cooperation and discussed possible initiatives for the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not provide a calendar date. The meeting followed the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on May 26.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To review progress, carry forward the previous ministerial meeting’s outcomes, strengthen practical cooperation, and prepare for the next ministerial meeting.
- Host
- India, through Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
- Participants
- Officials from India, the United States, Japan and Australia
- Main topics
- Maritime security, economic prosperity and security, critical and emerging technologies, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
- Next ministerial meeting
- The Sherpas discussed potential new initiatives and continued consultations ahead of it
- Regional focus
- The free and open Indo-Pacific, along with wider regional and global developments
- Previous meeting
- The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on May 26
- Additional discussions
- Misri separately met Australian official Elly Lawson and Japanese official Hiroyuki Namazu on bilateral, regional and global issues
