Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the US on Saturday on a three-day visit to attend the Quad summit and address a key UN meeting. Modi will also hold separate bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware and the UN General Assembly’s “Future Summit” in New York.
Modi arrived in Philadelphia to begin his second visit to Wilmington. The annual Quad summit will be held in President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington and is expected to launch a number of new initiatives to promote cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and explore peaceful solutions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. In addition to Indian Prime Minister Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will also attend the Quad summit.
Now the question is what is the Quad summit or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and why is it so important for India. Actually, the Quad is a group of four countries which includes Australia, India, the United States and Japan. The Quad is an informal platform for the four countries to come together for strategic security dialogue. The objective of the Quad is to enhance maritime security. It started in 2007 but stopped after Australia withdrew in 2008. It was restarted in 2017.
How was the Quartet formed?
The story of the formation of the Quad group starts in 2004. In 2004, when millions of people in Japan, India and other countries died in the tsunami, India, the United States, Australia and Japan formed a group to provide assistance to many countries. The group later became the Quad. The formation of the Quad was initiated by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. As the negotiations went on, the Quad was formed in 2007. This was the first time that the four countries met formally. But later on, the Quad almost stopped due to China’s friendly attitude towards these countries.
Why is Quad active again?
By 2017, the relationship between China and the Quad began to deteriorate. Subsequently, the Quad got another chance to stand. In 2017, the ASEAN countries meeting was held in Manila. In addition to the ASEAN countries, another Quad meeting was held in Manila. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull participated in the event. After that, the Quad meeting was held in 2021. After that, the Quad summit has continued. This year in 2024, the Quad summit will be held in Delaware, USA.
Why is Quad important to India?
The Quad summit is important for India as it is a collective response to China’s growing economic and military influence. The dialogue helps India strengthen its relations with neighboring countries and promote regional security. In addition, the Quad summit helps India enhance its economic and military capabilities to compete with China.
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