Quad Leaders Summit: US President Joe Biden will host the sixth (fourth in-person) Quad Leaders Summit on Saturday in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
He will host Indian PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japanese PM Kishida Fumio at Archmere Academy, where the US President attended high school.
Quad leaders will also unveil ‘The Cancer Moonshot’
This is the first time Biden will host foreign leaders in Wilmington as president. This also includes a ‘leaders dinner’ at his private home.
The White House believes this is ‘a reflection of the President’s deep personal relationship with each of the Quad leaders.’
The Quad leaders will also unveil a landmark initiative called The Cancer Moonshot, which aims to implement innovative strategies to prevent, detect, and treat the disease and reduce the impact of the disease on patients and their families.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said earlier this week that the group intends to help reduce cases of cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific region.
PM Modi left for the US tour on Saturday morning. Before his departure, he said, “I am looking forward to meeting my colleagues President Biden, Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Kishida for the Quad Summit.
India will now host the 2025 Quad summit
This forum has emerged as a leading grouping of like-minded countries working for peace, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.”
PM Modi said, “My meeting with President Biden will give us an opportunity to review and identify new avenues to further deepen the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership.”
The Quad comprises four countries: India, the US, Australia and Japan. Its aim is an ‘open, stable and prosperous’ Indo-Pacific region.
The Quad countries have a combined population of 1.9 billion. They account for 44 per cent of two-way trade in the Indo-Pacific region. Their combined GDP is US$34.8 trillion and they account for 30 per cent of global foreign direct investment (FDI).
After switching its turn with the US due to scheduling issues, India will now look to attend 2025 Quad summit (Quad Summit) will host the.
