India is empowering the next generation of Indo-Pacific leaders by announcing 50 Quad scholarships worth $500,000! These scholarships will support students pursuing a four-year engineering degree at government-funded institutions in India. Unveiled during the recent Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, this initiative aims to strengthen ties among the US, India, Australia, and Japan, fostering a network of innovators in science and technology.
'Our message is clear — Quad is here to stay, to assist, to partner and to complement,' PM Modi said
Biden’s remark came during the Quad Leaders’ Summit on Saturday, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit on the first day of the trip, Modi was set to meet US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in one-on-one interactions.
The Indian and American security officials have been in close contact over the past two weeks amid increased safety concerns
Here is the agenda and detailed itinerary for Prime Minister Modi's visit to the United States.
QUAD, comprising Australia, Japan, India and the US, is an initiative of Biden. In the first 100 days of his presidency, he convened a virtual leadership summit of the QUAD countries in 2020.
In the last few days, PM Modi has travelled across three countries holding multiple meetings only to return home for what it looks like a packed day at work. Throughout his visit, the PM held meetings with more than 12 global leaders. He participated in three summits and participated in more than 50 engagements.
During his visit, PM Modi will hold talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and attend a community event to celebrate the country’s dynamic, diverse Indian diaspora. PM Modi will also meet Australian business leaders to drive Australia’s growing trade and investment relationship with India and take forward opportunities from Australia-India CEO Forum held in Mumbai in March.
Modi said this in his opening remarks at the Quad summit in Hiroshima that was also joined by US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.
PM Modi arrived in Hiroshima on the first leg of his three-nation trip to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia and is expected to take part in over 40 engagements.
The Quad of the United States, India, Japan, and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, according to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who urged like-minded countries to increase their investment in the strategically important region in the face of China's growing assertiveness.
As the leaders of the Quad met in person in Tokyo on Tuesday, Chinese and Russian aeroplanes conducted coordinated air patrols over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the West Pacific Ocean.
As a goodwill gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Quad leaders hand-crafted artworks from India.
At the ongoing second meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue also known as QUAD summit, the four nations also agreed to bring decades of skills and experience together to catalyse infrastructure delivery to the region while deepening cooperation on infrastructure, which is critical to driving productivity and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia on Tuesday attended the second in-person meeting of Quad leaders at Tokyo.
India on Monday joined a US-led initiative to set up an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to bind partner countries to achieve common goals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that New Delhi will work towards making it an "inclusive and flexible" structure to pave the way for peace and prosperity in the region.
India and Japan will contribute towards building an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, connected by secure seas, integrated by trade and investment, defined by respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity and anchored in international law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an op-ed published in a leading Japanese newspaper on May 23
“Waah! Where did you learn Hindi from?” PM Modi asked the Japanese student, who welcomed him outside his Tokyo hotel on Monday.
Today, as both India and Japan look to re-invigorate and refashion our economies in a post-COVID-19 era, there is immense scope to deepen our engagement across the entire spectrum from trade and investment, to defence and security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Japan for a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders
On the second leg of his first Asia trip as president, Biden is to meet with leaders of Japan, India and Australia, the "Quad," another cornerstone of his strategy to push back against China's expanding influence.
In his departure statement ahead of his visit to Japan from May 23-24, Modi said during his visit he will also hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, where they will discuss further consolidation of the multi-faceted bilateral relations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Japan on May 23 and 24 to attend the summit that is taking place under the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine conflict