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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the United States of America from 21-23 September.
During his three-day visit, Modi will participate in the Quad Summit, attend the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and address the Indian diaspora.
PM Modi will attend the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, which will be hosted by the U.S. President Joe Biden on September 21. Following the request of the U.S. side to host the Quad Summit this year, India has agreed to host the next Quad Summit in 2025.
At the Quad Summit, the leaders will review the progress achieved by the Quad over the last year and set the agenda for the year ahead to assist the countries of the Indo-Pacific region in meeting their development goals and aspirations, a Ministry of External Affairs release said.
Modi will address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23. The theme of the Summit is ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’. A large number of global leaders are expected to participate in it. On the sidelines, Modi will hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders and discuss issues of mutual interest. He will also address a gathering of the Indian community in New York on September 22.
Modi will also interact with CEOs of leading U.S.-based companies to foster greater collaborations between the two countries in the cutting-edge areas of AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, and biotechnology. He is also expected to interact with thought leaders and other stakeholders active in the India-U.S. bilateral landscape.
A White House statement earlier said that the Biden-Harris Administration has made elevating and institutionalizing the Quad a top priority, from the first-ever Quad Leaders Summit at the White House in 2021, to annual Summits since then. In recent years, Quad Foreign Ministers have met eight times, and Quad governments continue to meet and coordinate at all levels.
“The Quad Leaders Summit will focus on bolstering the strategic convergence among our countries, advancing our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and delivering concrete benefits for partners in the Indo-Pacific in key areas. These include health security, natural disaster response, maritime security, high-quality infrastructure, critical and emerging technology, climate and clean energy, and cybersecurity,” it said.
