PM Modi to travel to Japan on Monday for Quad summit | Agenda
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PM Modi will visit Japan on May 23 and 24 to attend the Quad summit in Tokyo.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Japan on May 23 and 24 to attend the Quad summit in Tokyo. Quad refers to a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
Apart from participating in the Quad summit, PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart. PM Modi will also engage with the Japanese business community and the Indian diaspora.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a total of 23 engagements in around 40 hours of stay in Japan. He will interact with at least 36 Japanese CEOs and also with hundreds of Indian diaspora members.
Speaking on the Quad summit, foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said it would provide the leaders with an opportunity to take stock of the progress made so far under the Quad framework and give guidance for the future.
"Quad cooperation is anchored in the shared values and commitment to the principles of democracy, international law, rules-based international order as also the vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," Kwatra said at a media briefing.
"Since its first summit, Quad has been working to implement a positive and constructive agenda with a strong focus on enabling peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region," he said.
He added that climate action would also be discussed. He said it involves creating a decarbonised green shipping network in the Indo-Pacific, making use of clean hydrogen and making it more accessible, besides pooling capacities to assist Indo-Pacific countries in climate monitoring, and information-sharing.
