The foreign ministers of the Quad nations--Australia, India, Japan and the United States--met in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. 

• The focus of the meeting was to reiterate common ground and take stock of the Quad’s existing initiatives.
• The Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness was also discussed. It is geared towards helping regional countries combat illegal maritime activities and respond to climate events. 
• Counter-terrorism efforts were also discussed.
• Talks also centred on a range of geopolitical crises ranging from the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Myanmar to North Korea’s ballistic missile launches.