QUAD leaders to hold first virtual meet today; focus on vaccines, securing Indo-Pacific

During the virtual Summit, QUAD leaders are likely to discuss regional and global issues of shared interest, and exchange views on practical areas of cooperation towards maintaining a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking part in the first meeting of QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) leaders today at 7pm (Indian time). Besides PM Modi, the meeting will be attended by US President Joseph R Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The QUAD is a platform of like-minded countries -- India, USA, Australia and Japan -- that share similar attributes of democracy, pluralism and market-based economy and have growing convergences in strategic and security perceptions, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. During Friday's virtual Summit, the leaders are expected to discuss regional and global issues of shared interest, and exchange views on practical areas of cooperation towards maintaining a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.