India, Australia, Japan and the United States will hold an in-person summit later this year said the United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
The trip is expected to take place in the first half of April
It's great to see you, this is how US President Joe Biden greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first summit of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition on Friday. Besides Modi and Biden, the virtual summit of the Quad was attended by Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga. It was first time Modi and Biden came face-to-face after the American leader took charge in Washington in January. "A free and open Indo-Pacific is essential to each of our futures," Biden said in his opening remarks. "The Quad is going to be a vital arena for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. And I look forward to working closely with with all of you in the coming years," he added. The four Quad member countries have been resolving to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. "We are united by our democratic values, and our commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," Modi said in his initial remarks. "Our a
Free and open Indo-Pacific essential, says Biden
In their first summit, the leaders of Quad countries on Friday decided to launch a mega vaccine initiative under which coronavirus vaccines will be produced in India for the Indo-Pacific region
The Congress on Friday asserted that India needs to get maximum advantage of the Quad grouping and said the government should share with the country the benefits that will be accrued from it
In his opening remarks, Biden also described Quad as a new mechanism to enhance cooperation and raise mutual ambition as they address accelerating climate change
Our agenda during the meeting covering areas like vaccines, climate change and emerging technologies makes the Quad a force for global good, Modi said at Quad Summit
US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the virtual summit
Known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, representatives for the four member nations have met periodically since its establishment in 2007
Harris will also participate in the first Quad summit with President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India, Scott Morrison of Australia and Yoshihide Suga of Japan
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of India and Japan will become an anchor of stability
On Tuesday, Japan's PM spoke for around 40 minutes with his Indian counterpart
The top leaders of India, the US, Japan and Australia will hold their first summit in a virtual format under the framework of the Quadrilateral coalition or Quad on March 12
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the leaders will discuss regional and global issues of shared interest
Prime Minister Suga also asked for understanding and cooperation toward the early resolution of the abductions issue by North Korea
A source said that at the February virtual meeting, the Quad countries discussed ways to 'encourage alternative medical supply chains, thereby implying less dependency on China'
US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke over phone with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and discussed opportunities for further bilateral cooperation on global and regional challenges
The Quad is aimed at ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, a region that witnessed increasing Chinese military assertiveness in recent years
Quad countries work with ASEAN and through ASEAN-led architecture, particularly the East Asia Summit, to advance a stable and prosperous region, read the release