Mumbai - India hosted the first-ever Quad Ports of the Future Conference in Mumbai, Maharashtra, bringing together 120 delegates from 24 Indo-Pacific nations to deliberate on building resilient, secure, and future-ready ports across the region.

The event, organised under the Quad framework — comprising India, the United States, Japan, and Australia — marked a significant milestone in strengthening maritime cooperation and sustainable port development in the Indo-Pacific. According to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, discussions focused on advancing a shared Quad vision for the maritime domain. “The thematic panels explored collaboration on infrastructure . . .