PM Modi, President Biden Meet At Quad Summit With Japan, Australia Quad Summit 2021: India has urged the three other Quad nations to invest in its vaccine production capacity, a government source told Reuters, to counter China s vaccine diplomacy.
Updated: March 12, 2021 7:47 pm IST
Quad Summit: The virtual engagement is expected to last for about two hours. (File)
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Agreements will focus on Indian vaccine makers for American pharma giants
The virtual engagement is expected to last for about two hours
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came together this evening in a virtual meeting of the leaders of the Quad group of nations. The first summit - seen as part of efforts to balance China s growing military and economic power - will focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region as well as on ensuring an affordable
Leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia, convened by US President Joe Biden in a first virtual summit of the ‘Quad’ group of countries, pledged to work together to counter China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific and cooperate on COVID-19 and climate.
The leaders discussed challenges posed by China and focused on pressing global crises including climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
“Over the course of the meeting, a sense of optimism for the future, despite the hard times we’re in, was on full display,” Sullivan told reporters at the White House afterwards.
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The leaders of the 'Quad' nations 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 on Friday (local time).
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