PM Modi to attend first in-person Quad summit to be hosted by Biden next week

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate within the first-ever in-person summit of Quad leaders in US on September 24 along side President Joe Biden, Australia PM Scott Morrison and Japan PM Yoshihide Suga.
The meeting comes amid mounting global concerns over China’s growing military muscle-flexing within the Indo-Pacific region At the meeting, the leaders are expected to review the progress made since their first virtual summit on March 12 this year and discuss regional problems with shared interest, consistent with a press release released by the govt .
As a part of their ongoing efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, they’re going to also review the Quad vaccine initiative which was announced in March this year Prime Minister @narendramodi to go to USA for Quad Leaders’ Summit and High-level Segment of the 76th Session of

“They also will exchange views on contemporary global issues like critical and emerging technologies, connectivity and infrastructure, cyber security, maritime security, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, global climate change and education. The Summit would offer a valuable opportunity for dialogue and interactions among the Leaders, anchored in their shared vision of ensuring a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region,” the statement said.
PM Modi had previously visited the US in September 2019 when former President Donald Trump hosted him for the grand ‘Howdy, Modi’ event.

This will be PM Modi’s second foreign visit this year after his two-day Bangladesh tour in MarchIn March, President Biden had hosted the first-ever summit of the Quad leaders within the virtual formatAt the meeting, the leaders vowed to strive for an Indo-Pacific region that’s free, open, inclusive, anchored by democratic values, and unconstrained by coercion, sending a subtle message to China In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia gave shape to the long-pending proposal of fixing the Quad to develop a replacement strategy to stay the critical sea routes within the Indo-Pacific freed from any influence.

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Chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Quad meeting will come after Biden’s image has taken a battering over the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan US officials have said ending America’s longest war will allow the administration to divert resources and a spotlight to tackling China-related issues.
Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican, and former US ambassador to Japan, welcomed the decide to host the Quad leaders.
“Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal debacle made India’s neighborhood more dangerous & raises legitimate questions for Japan and Australia also , so it’s good we’ll be hosting Quad partners soon,” he said on Twitter. “We must repair & renew our alliances, and this one is vital .”

PM Modi to deal with UNGA

During his US visit, Prime Minister Modi is additionally scheduled to deal with the overall debate of the High-Level Segment of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25 in ny The theme for this year’s general debate is ‘Building Resilience through hope to get over Covid-19, rebuild sustainably, answer the requirements of the earth , respect the rights of individuals , and revitalise the United Nations’.