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PM calls for reforms and drives Quad evolution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned from his visit to the United States, which featured the first ever in-person summit of Quad leaders and his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Unlike some previous such US visits, this prime ministerial trip did not dominate headlines, nor was it designed to do so. If anything, it was a workmanlike official visit, seeking to move the borders of Indian cooperation and its multilateral ambitions. Mr Modi’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly was noteworthy for his emphasis that multilateral institutions needed to improve their effectiveness and their reliability if they