PM Modi and leaders from United States, Australia and Japan met at the Quad leaders’ Summit
Wilmington, Delaware:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from the US, Japan, and Australia met at the Quad leaders’ summit in Wilmington, Delaware today hours after PM Modi arrived in Philadelphia for his three-day US Visit.
“Free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific is our priority,” PM Modi said in his opening remarks at the summit hosted by President Joe Biden and also attended by Australia’s Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“We are not against anyone. We all support a rules-based international order, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful resolution of all issues,” PM Modi added.
On the sidelines of the summit, the Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with Mr Biden, Mr Albanese, and Mr Kishida.
Here are the LIVE updates on Prime Minister Modi’s US visit:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted an antique silver hand-engraved train model to US President Joe Biden.
The train model was customised by inscribing “DELHI-DELAWARE” on the sides of the main carriage and “INDIAN RAILWAYS” on the sides of the engine in English and Hindi based on the standard format used on passenger trains in India.
PM Modi also gifted a Kashmiri pashmina shawl to First Lady Jill Biden.
India has announced a new initiative to award fifty Quad scholarships, worth $5,00,000, to students from the Indo-Pacific to pursue a 4-year undergraduate engineering program at a Government of India-funded technical institution.
Quad partners have agreed to launch a “Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific” (MAITRI) to monitor and secure their waters, enforce their laws, and deter “unlawful behavior”.
India will host the inaugural MAITRI workshop during its Quad Presidency in 2025.
A “Quad Ports of the Future Partnership” has been announced to support sustainable and resilient port infrastructure development across the Indo-Pacific.
Through this new partnership, Quad partners intend to coordinate, exchange information, share best practices with partners in the region, and leverage resources to mobilize government and private sector investments in quality port infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific region.
The Quad leaders also announced the finalization of a Memorandum of Cooperation for the Semiconductor Supply Chains Contingency Network to facilitate collaboration in addressing semiconductor supply chain risks.
Quad Cancer Moonshot
The four leaders have launched a Quad Cancer Moonshot in a bid to reduce the number of lives lost to cancer in the Indo-Pacific, with an initial focus on cervical cancer. According to the statement, the Quad Cancer Moonshot is projected to save hundreds of thousands of lives over the coming decades.
Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission
They also announced the first ever “Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission” in 2025, which they said will improve interoperability and advance maritime safety between the Indian Coast Guard and its US, Japan, and Australian counterparts.
Indo-Pacific Logistics Network
A Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network pilot project was also launched today to support civilian response to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently across the Indo-Pacific region.
During the visit of PM Modi to the US, as many as 297 Indian antiquities have been handed over to India.
Watch: Will Quad Survive Beyond November? Biden’s Gesture. PM Modi By His SideUS President Joe Biden, one of the architects of the Quad grouping, was asked ahead of the Quad summit in Delaware if it would survive beyond November elections. The question was posed at the outgoing President – who is not seeking re-election – as he posed for a photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian and Japanese counterparts, Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also held a meeting with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Wilmington. They reaffirmed their commitment to “further deepen” bilateral ties, with PM Modi saying that he “cherishes the time-tested friendship” with Australia.
“Held extensive discussions with PM Albanese. We seek to add even more momentum in areas like trade, security, space and culture. India greatly cherishes the time-tested friendship with Australia,” PM Modi said in a post on X.
Held extensive discussions with PM Albanese. We seek to add even more momentum in areas like trade, security, space and culture. India greatly cherishes the time tested friendship with Australia. @AlboMPpic.twitter.com/Bo4kzd8QwY
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
“Great to talk with Prime Minister @narendramodi today at the Quad Leaders Summit about ways to strengthen our partnership,” Mr Albanese posted on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in the US. The two leaders reviewed the India-Japan relationship and talked about ways to expand the bilateral relations.
Had a very good meeting with PM Kishida. Discussed cooperation in infrastructure, semiconductors, defence, green energy and more. Strong India-Japan ties are great for global prosperity. @kishida230pic.twitter.com/qK4VJnUDtq
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
He also thanked Mr Kishida for his leadership in advancing the Special Strategic & Global Partnership over the years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he was “glad” to have met Quad Leaders during today’s Summit in Wilmington, Delaware.
“The discussions were fruitful, focusing on how Quad can keep working to further global good. We will keep working together in key sectors like healthcare, technology, climate change and capacity building,” he said in a post and shared pictures with Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida.
Glad to have met Quad Leaders during today’s Summit in Wilmington, Delaware. The discussions were fruitful, focusing on how Quad can keep working to further global good. We will keep working together in key sectors like healthcare, technology, climate change and capacity… pic.twitter.com/xVRlg9RYaF
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
The Quad nations also announced that the US Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard, Australian Border Force, and Indian Coast Guard plan to launch a first-ever Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission in 2025, to improve interoperability and advance maritime safety and continue with further missions in future years across the Indo-Pacific.
They also announced the launch of a Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network pilot project to pursue shared airlift capacity among the four nations and leverage the collective logistics strengths to support civilian response to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently across the Indo-Pacific region.
The Quad leaders also announced a new regional Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific (MAITRI), to enable their partners in the region to maximise tools provided through Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) and other Quad partner initiatives to monitor and secure their waters, enforce their laws, and deter unlawful behaviour.
“We look forward to India hosting the inaugural MAITRI workshop in 2025. Furthermore, we welcome the launch of a Quad maritime legal dialogue to support efforts to uphold the rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific. In addition, Quad partners intend to layer new technology and data into IPMDA over the coming year to continue to deliver cutting edge capability and information to the region,” the declaration said.
The leaders of the four countries have announced the Quad Cancer Moonshot, a groundbreaking partnership to save lives in the Indo-Pacific region.
“Building on the Quad’s successful partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic, our collective investments to address cancer in the region, our scientific and medical capabilities, and contributions from our private and non-profit sectors, we will collaborate with partner nations to reduce the burden of cancer in the region,” the leaders said in a joint statement.
The Quad Cancer Moonshot will focus initially on combatting cervical cancer-a preventable cancer that continues to claim many lives-in the Indo-Pacific region while laying the groundwork to address other forms of cancer as well.
The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping’s leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said.
“Four years since elevating the Quad to a leader-level format, the Quad is more strategically aligned than ever before and is a force for good that delivers real, positive, and enduring impact for the Indo-Pacific,” said the Wilmington Declaration issued after the fourth in-person Quad Summit.
“We celebrate the fact that over just four years, Quad countries have built a vital and enduring regional grouping that will buttress the Indo-Pacific for decades to come,” the declaration said.
“As four leading maritime democracies in the Indo-Pacific, we unequivocally stand for the maintenance of peace and stability across this dynamic region, as an indispensable element of global security and prosperity,” it said, adding the grouping strongly opposes any destabilising or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion.
The Quad leaders’ summit has begun in Wilmington, Delaware – the home state of President Joe Biden. PM Modi joined leaders from US, Australia and Japan for the annual summit. The leaders have made their opening remarks as the summit began and are now holding closed-door talks on major regional and global issues.
This is the farewell summit for Joe Biden, who is not standing for a second term as US Presiednt. It is also the last summit for Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The Quad meeting is scheduled to last for the next few hours.
PM Modi and President Biden during their bilateral meeting exchanged views on global and regional issues, including the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
🇮🇳-🇺🇸|Further advancing the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
PM @narendramodi & @POTUS@JoeBiden held bilateral talks in Wilmington, Delaware today. In a special gesture, the meeting was hosted by President Biden at his residence.
Discussions focused on ways to… pic.twitter.com/DJYBSaZgWI
– Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) September 21, 2024
Bilateral talks between India and the United States have concluded. The Quad Leaders’ Summit will begin soon.
The United States’ partnership with India is stronger, closer, and more dynamic than any time in history.
Prime Minister Modi, each time we sit down, I’m struck by our ability to find new areas of cooperation. Today was no different. pic.twitter.com/TdcIpF23mV
– President Biden (@POTUS) September 21, 2024
US President Joe Biden and PM Modi shared a huh at Mr Biden’s personal residence in Delaware.
US President Joe Biden welcomed PM Modi with a hug as the two leaders met at Mr Biden’s home in Greenville, Delaware for bilateral discussions.
Delaware Delaware
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Summit today.
Several key agreements are likely to be signed during the bilateral meet. A multi-billion dollar deal in which India plans to acquire 31 predator drones from the US will also be discussed.
Prime Minister Modi’s visit will start with a bilateral meeting between the United States and India, where he and Joe Biden will discuss several key issues in an effort to further strengthen India-US ties. Read more.
Landed in Philadelphia. Today’s programme will be focused on the Quad Summit and the bilateral meeting with @POTUS@JoeBiden. I am sure the discussions throughout the day will contribute to making our planet better and addressing key global challenges. pic.twitter.com/BeWTU46UPe
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 21, 2024
PM Modi shared photos on X of his interaction with the Indian Community upon his arrival at Philadelphia airport in US today.
An energetic welcome in Philadelphia! Our diaspora’s blessings are greatly cherished. pic.twitter.com/vwIc9dB2yv
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 21, 2024
PM Modi will meet the Indian community on Sunday. He will address the ‘Modi & US Programme’ in New York City.
The Indian community has distinguished itself in the USA, making a positive impact across diverse sectors. It’s always a delight to interact with them. At around 9:30 PM India time on Sunday, 22nd September, I will address the @ModiandUS programme in New York City. Let’s…
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 21, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Hotel Du Pont in Delaware on Saturday ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Summit. It is set to take place in US President Joe Biden’s hometown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by members of the Indian community upon his arrival at Philadelphia airport in US today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Barack Obama in 2014 that the size of the then-US president’s car was almost as big as the house his mother lived in, India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra has said.
Jake Sullivan, the National Security Adviser of the United States, has said India should step up and support the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war. His remark came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden.
The ongoing war and PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine is expected come up n the Modi-Biden bilateral meeting at the US president’s Wilmington residence in Delaware on the margins of the Quad summit on Saturday, Mr Sullivan said.
“The United States has been clear about our view that Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine flouted every norm and principle of international law, (and) that countries like India should step up and support the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he added.
The Indian community from different cities of the US are awaiting the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi near Philadelphia International Airport and the Hotel Dupont in Delaware.
The PM will commence his three-day visit to the US by attending the Quad Summit that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden at his hometown Wilmington.
“I look forward to the deliberations at the Summit. I will also be having a bilateral meeting with President Biden. In New York, I will be attending the Summit of the Future. I will also be addressing a community programme in the city,” the PM had posted on X.
I will be on a visit to USA, where I will take part in various programmes. I will attend the Quad Summit being hosted by President Biden at his hometown Wilmington. I look forward to the deliberations at the Summit. I will also be having a bilateral meeting with President Biden….
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 21, 2024
The annual Quad summit at US President Joe Biden’s hometown Wilmington tonight is expected to finalise initiatives to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the major global strategic event.
Countering Congress’ criticism of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said the PM is “representing India as the PM of 140 crore Indians”.
“Might be the Congress’ ecosystem has failed to understand that during his visit to the US, PM Modi is representing India as the PM of 140 crore Indians. If Congress’ ecosystem opposes PM Modi like this, the country will never accept them. Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed of shaking hands with those who oppose India and apologise to the country,” Mr Thakur told news agency ANI.
At the Quad Summit, The United States, India, Australia and Japan will use “some of the strongest language” on North Korea and the South China Sea, a senior US administration official said as per news agency IANS.
“I will say that the Quad agenda always focuses on a wide range of strategic profits in the Indo-Pacific that absolutely includes considerations with respect to the PRC, including on the economic front, in the maritime space and elsewhere,” the official said, referring to China by its official name, the People’s Republic of China.
“But it will also include a focus on the DPRK and several other key considerations as well. I will say that I think you can expect to see in the upcoming joint statement…some of the strongest language that the Quad has ever produced, particularly on the South China Sea and on North Korea,” the official was quoted as saying by IANS.
The Quad Summit on Saturday in Delaware is poised to announce the expansion of their joint maritime security operations in the Indian Ocean and closer coastguard integration throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan are set to announce on Saturday the expansion of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative from Southeast Asia into the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the White House said.
Thanking India’s leadership, the White House further said that this expansion will help monitor illegal fishing and other illegal activities in waters where China’s influence is growing. The development comes amid rising tensions in the East and South China seas in the face of an increasingly aggressive Chinese military.
A senior Biden administration official, while elaborating on the IPMDA initiative said, “In addition to the coverage, IPMDA is already providing to our partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands to help them monitor their water for illegal fishing and other illegal activities. It will also expand that coverage to include the Indian Ocean region, thanks to India’s leadership.”
The maritime initiative which seeks to keep a check on illegal activities on seas was first launched at the Quad Leaders Summit in Tokyo two years ago.