Tayyaba Jaffery2025-09-012025-09-012024https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/5742The international security environment in the post-Cold War scenario has changed dramatically giving rise to regional systems in which the pursuit of security is impossible without cooperation. One of the most prominent examples of this trend to have emerged in the 21st century is the Indo-Pacific construct that is witnessing new patterns of security convergences and divergences. The main driving force behind this altering strategic landscape is China’s wherewithal which has necessitated the collaboration of major regional countries such as the United States, India, Japan, and Australia in the region. It is their mutual apprehension and antagonism towards China that has allowed them to conjoin through a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – the QUAD.en-USThesis