New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Quad companions carried out the primary Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN) Field Training Exercise from December 8 to 12, aimed toward strengthening shared logistics capability for ‘swift and efficient responses to regional humanitarian wants,’ the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Friday
Highlighting the importance of the train, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated the initiative was designed to enhance coordination and preparedness amongst Quad international locations for swift and efficient responses to regional humanitarian wants.
‘On the sidelines of Operation Christmas Drop, Quad companions carried out the primary Indo-Pacific Logistics Network Field Training Exercise (8-12 Dec 2025) to boost shared logistics capability for swift and efficient responses to regional humanitarian wants,’ Jaiswal stated in a submit on X.
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The discipline coaching train marked the operational follow-up to earlier preparatory efforts undertaken by the Quad to institutionalise coordinated humanitarian logistics within the Indo-Pacific.
Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) is a yearly US Air Force humanitarian mission that entails getting ready and airdropping important provides reminiscent of meals, instruments and clothes to over 55 remoted islands throughout the South-Eastern Pacific, together with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
Earlier On May 8, the Quad companions had convened on the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii for a Tabletop Exercise, which simulated the launch of the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN), in accordance with a press release by the US Department of State.
‘From April 28 to May 2, the Quad companions (the United States, Australia, India, and Japan) convened on the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii for a Tabletop Exercise, a simulation to launch the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN),’ the assertion stated.
Explaining the aim of the framework, the assertion stated the IPLN permits Quad companions to leverage shared logistics capabilities within the Indo-Pacific to assist civilian responses to pure disasters extra quickly and effectively throughout the area.
As per the assertion, the IPLN displays the Quad’s broader dedication to regional stability and cooperation.
‘Together with the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, the IPLN displays the Quad’s dedication to making sure a free and open Indo-Pacific and highlights the worth of strengthening sensible cooperation to deal with regional challenges,’ it added.
These logistics-focused initiatives align with the Quad’s increasing cooperation throughout different crucial domains, together with well being safety.
Earlier, on March 17, India, beneath its presidency of the Quad, started internet hosting the ‘Quad Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for the Indo-Pacific Region’ from March 17 to 19, 2025.
The workshop was a key end result of the sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit held in September 2024 and aimed to strengthen regional well being safety by means of collaboration on governance, surveillance, and emergency response mechanisms.
Senior well being officers, technical specialists and policymakers from Quad nations–India, the United States, Japan and Australia– participated within the occasion.
The workshop had additionally drawn over 25 delegates from 15 Indo-Pacific international locations, together with Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga and Tuvalu.
Representatives from worldwide well being organisations additionally attended it. (ANI)