Quad to act as a force for global good: Modi
The Hindu
U.S. President hosts first in-person Quad summit at the White House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on September 24 attended the first in-person summit of Quad leaders hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden and said that he firmly believed that the grouping of four democracies would act as a “force for global good” and ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific as well as the entire world.
In November 2017, India, Japan, the U.S. and Australia gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence, amidst China’s growing military presence in the strategic region.
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