Highlights: Quad will establish peace and prosperity in the world, says PM
Quad Summit 2021 live updates: PM Modi along with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on Friday attended the first in-person summit of Quad leaders. Stay tuned for LIVE updates
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China slams Quad ahead of 1st in-person summit in US, says doomed to fail'
Ahead of the first in-person Quad summit among the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia in Washington, China on Friday criticised the grouping, saying the formation of exclusive closed cliques runs against the trend of times, and it is doomed to fail.
At the invitation of US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterparts Scott Morrison of Australia and Yoshihide Suga of Japan have gathered in the American capital for the first-ever in-person Quad summit at the White House on Friday.
Asked for China's reaction as the Quad summit is expected to address the challenges and rising risks Beijing poses in the Indo-Pacific region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told the media that the quadrilateral grouping should not target any third country and its interests.
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PM Modi arrives at White House to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden
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Indian-Americans gather outside White House ahead of crucial PM Modi, Biden meet
A large number of Indian-Americans have started gathering outside the White House ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden on Friday. These people have gathered to celebrate 'the India-US partnership' and over 600 Indian-Americans are set to participate in the gathering. These participants will showcase Indian culture through music and dance performances behind the White House.
The crowd looked full of enthusiasm and holding banners and the Indian flag. The developments came ahead of PM Modi's arrival to hold a bilateral meeting with Biden and take part in the first in-person summit of Quad leaders on the second day of the significant visit to the US. Meanwhile, the locals have also prepared a pamphlet saying 'American Welcomes Modi -2021', which is being circulated over the social media.
The meeting between PM Modi and the US President will set the template for further strengthening of bilateral ties. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Biden became the US President in January this year.
The two leaders are expected to review progress in the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, which is anchored in mutual trust, shared interests, goodwill and robust engagement of their citizens.
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PM Modi arrives at the White House to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive at the White House shortly
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Modi, Biden to discuss Afghanistan, 'front and centre issues': US official
US President Joe Biden is looking forward to his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and they will discuss Afghanistan and priority areas that India is "front and centre of", according to a senior administration official. The two leaders are scheduled to meet in the White House at 11 a.m. (8.30 p.m. in India) for the first time after Biden became the President.
Later, they will participate in the Quad summit with Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga of Japan and Scott Morrison of Australia at 2 p.m. (11.30 p.m. in India).
Briefing reporters about the two meetings, the official said: "President Biden has spoken with Prime Minister Modi on the phone a number of times and has been in virtual summits, but this is their first in-person meeting and will cover a number of priority issues that India is really front and centre of, including pandemic response, their response to climate change."
They "will talk about technology issues, economic cooperation and trade, as well as Afghanistan and new areas of cooperation that both governments have been discussing", the official added.
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Indian community outside White House ahead of PM Modi's arrival for a bilateral meeting with US Biden
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What Modi wants from Biden, in Year Zero of post-Covid era
This is the second piece of a two-column combo-pack, over 48 hours, before the Biden-Modi summit in Washington DC, in the morning of September 24.
Never before in human civilisation (yes, never before in human history) have the entire people of planet Earth stopped together at the same time, locked themselves in self-isolations, and retreated into their homes and caves - for 500 days! Due to the pandemic, and in this period, mindsets, priorities and many common assumptions have been disrupted or are newly forming.
Added to the once in century pandemic, is the sudden realisation of the dark clouds of climate change that are now causing floods, wildfires, droughts, and hurricanes that are destroying our homes and lives, almost every day now, in some or other corner of planet Earth.
The above two factors, plus the unprecedented upheavals in geo-politics, including America's withdrawal from its 20-year long war in Afghanistan, have created a heady cocktail. The world is undergoing a reset, a reboot. This is 'Year Zero of post-Covid Yug'.
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Indian-Americans gather outside White House ahead of arrival of PM Narendra Modi
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Top US CEOs reaffirm their commitment to being part of the India's growth story
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Quad initiatives expected to gather pace after summit meeting in Washington
With Quad working on several initiatives including on climate change, infrastructure and new and emerging technologies, the first in-person leaders' summit of US, India, Japan and Australia on Friday is expected to promote the forward looking-agenda to meet the requirements of Indo-Pacific region.
US President Joe Biden will host the meeting which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
The four-nation grouping has a vision for a free, open, transparent and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
Before the Quad summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Biden. Having had bilateral meetings with Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga on Thursday, PM Modi will have done bilaterals with the other three members of Quad before the Summit meeting.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by a high-level delegation including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in his visit to the US.
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PM Modi to address Global Citizen Live event on Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video address at "Global Citizen Live" on Saturday evening, his office has said. The Prime Minister's Office noted that Global Citizen is a advocacy organisation that is working to end extreme poverty.
It will be a 24-hour event and held across Saturday and Sunday, and will involve live events in major cities including Mumbai, New York, Paris, Rio De Janeiro, Sydney, Los Angeles, Lagos and Seoul, the PMO said, adding that the event will be broadcast in 120 countries and over multiple social media channels. Modi had left India on a four-day visit to the US on September 22.
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PM Modi's special gift to Kamala Harris
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Top American CEOs appreciative of recent reform measures in India: says Shringla after their meetings with PM
Top American CEOs and business leaders during their meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here were appreciative of the recent reform measures in India and felt that there were significant investment opportunities in the country, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
"There is a clear message from the business leaders of their appreciation of the recent reform measures in India that has made India a more business-friendly environment, liberal investment rules across different sectors and they felt that there were significant investment opportunities in India," Shringla told reporters after the meetings.
The prime minister discussed 5G connectivity and the Digital India flagship programme with Amon, the CEO of Qualcomm.
"The CEO was very very optimistic about India. He called it the number one growth destination for companies in the world," Shringla said.
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At meet with PM Modi, Harris refers to Pak terror role, agrees on need to monitor its support to terrorism
During her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US Vice President Kamala Harris "suo moto" referred to Pakistan's role with regard to terrorism and agreed on the need to rein-in and closely monitor Islamabad support for terror groups, informed Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla.
Harris acknowledged the presence of terror groups in Pakistan, said Shringla when asked whether the issue of Pakistan emboldening Taliban came up during the discussion between PM Modi and the US Vice President.
"In that context when the issue of terrorism came up. The Vice President suo moto referred to Pakistan's role in that regard. She said that there were terror groups working there. She asked Pakistan to take action so that these groups do not impact on US security and that of India," the Foreign Secretary said during a special briefing.
Shringla apprised that Harris agreed with the Prime Minister's briefing on the fact of cross-border terrorism and the fact that India has been a victim of terrorism for several decades now.
Topics : Joe Biden Kamala Harris Quad Narendra Modi Scott Morrison Yoshihide Suga Indo pacific region
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First Published: Sep 24 2021 | 10:23 AM IST