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  • PM Narendra Modi’s US Visit: Bilateral Talks with Global Leaders | Key Points |

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States for a three-day official visit, during which he participated in the QUAD leaders’ Summit. At the meeting, PM Modi exaggerated that QUAD focuses on Global good and it is here to stay, partner, and contribute. He also highlights  India’s commitment to QUAD cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

    The Quad, comprising India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, aims to function as a force for global good while promoting a prosperous, resilient, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.

    Here Are Key Updates From PM Modi’s US Visit

    -Prime Minister Modi describes Quad as a force of Global Good. PM says that Quad is here to stay, partner and contribute. 

    – At the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Modi announced India’s commitment to cooperate in radiotherapy and capacity building. He highlighted the contribution of 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives, emphasizing a human-centric approach to global health.

    – At the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Modi emphasized India’s leadership in global health, highlighting the world’s largest health insurance scheme and initiatives for affordable medicines. 

    – As per ANI reports, PM Modi announced India’s own cervical cancer vaccine, new AI-driven treatment protocols, and pledged $7.5 million in support for sampling and detection kits, aligning with the vision of “One Earth, One Health.”

    – Prime Minister Modi thanked President Biden for promoting affordable healthcare. He highlighted the Quad’s commitment to addressing cervical cancer and emphasised the need for an integrated approach to prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment to reduce cancer’s burden.

    – Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, for a bilateral discussion on in Wilmington, Delaware.

    “They reviewed the various facets of the relationship, and exchanged views to deepen the cooperation further. PM thanked PM Kishida for his leadership in advancing the Special Strategic & Global Partnership over the years, and wished him success and happiness,” the MEA said.

    (With ANI Inputs)

  • Quad Summit: PM Modi To Visit US Between Sept 21-23; Check Full Itinerary |

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the United States from September 21 to 23, as announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday. His trip will include key meetings, addressing the Indian diaspora, and participation in the Quad summit as well as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Here’s a breakdown of his itinerary.

    September 21: Quad Leaders’ Summit 

    The central highlight of PM Modi’s visit will be his participation in the Quad leaders’ summit on September 21, taking place in Wilmington, Delaware. This summit will be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, marking the first time Biden has hosted foreign leaders in his hometown as president. The significance of this gathering is amplified as it is likely to be one of Biden’s last major international engagements before the U.S. elects a new president, with India set to host the next Quad summit in 2025.

    The summit will bring together the heads of the four key Quad nations: Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. The discussions will focus on reviewing the progress made over the past year and shaping the agenda to support the development goals of Indo-Pacific countries. The Quad’s influence in the region and its role in promoting stability and cooperation will be key topics of conversation.

     September 22: ‘Modi & US Progress Together’ Event in New York 

    On September 22, PM Modi will travel to New York to address a major gathering of the Indian diaspora at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The event, titled “Modi & US Progress Together,” has garnered significant interest, with over 24,000 members of the Indian community expected to attend. The event aims to celebrate the growing ties between India and the U.S., focusing on the collaborative progress made in various sectors.

    During his time in New York, PM Modi will also meet with CEOs from leading U.S. companies. These discussions will emphasize fostering deeper collaboration in key areas like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, semiconductors, and biotechnology. This interaction aligns with India’s push toward technological advancement and innovation, further strengthening India-U.S. economic partnerships.

    September 23: Summit of the Future’ at UNGA 

    On September 23, Prime Minister Modi will deliver an address at the “Summit of the Future” during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The theme for this year’s summit is “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow,” reflecting a focus on global cooperation to address future challenges.

    World leaders from across the globe are expected to attend the summit, making it a significant diplomatic event. On the sidelines of the summit, PM Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several global leaders to discuss various issues of mutual interest, further enhancing India’s position on the international stage.

  • Quad summit on Might 20 in Japan, subsequent meet in India

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    NEW DELHI:  The Quad Summit will happen in Hiroshima as an alternative of Sydney. US President Joe Biden’s urgency to go back to america after the G7 Summit in Hiroshima has resulted in this modification of plans. “The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney.

    The unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21. The following Quad Summit will likely be hosted via India,’’ mentioned a supply. 

    PM Modi will go away for Japan on Might 19 to wait the G7 Summit as a visitor member at the invitation of PM Kishida. That is India’s tenth invite to the G7 Summit. A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will likely be unveiled in Hiroshima via PM Modi.

    In the meantime in Japan, PM Modi is predicted to handle classes on the G7 on topics like peace, steadiness and prosperity of a sustainable planet, meals, fertiliser and effort safety amongst different problems. PM Modi is more likely to have bilateral talks with different leaders of the G7 which contains British PM Rishi Sunak, French President Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schloz.

    “India’s participation on the G7 summit alerts “expanding popularity” that New Delhi will have to be part of any critical effort to unravel international demanding situations together with the ones for peace, safety, construction and environmental preservation,’’ mentioned International Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

    After attending the G7 Summit, PM Modi will go away for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the place he’s going to host the third Summit of FIPIC, collectively with High Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, on Might 22. He’s going to additionally cling bilateral engagements in Papua New Guinea, together with conferences with Governor-Common Sir Bob Dadae and PM Marape.

    Discussion board for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) comes to India and 14 Pacific Island Nations, specifically, Prepare dinner Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Significantly, Modi would be the first Indian PM to talk over with Papua New Guinea.

    Indian PM Modi may even cling his first assembly with the New Zealand High Minister Chris Hipkins in Papua New Guinea. The Indian PM will then go back and forth to Australia from Might 22 to Might 24 following a call for participation from his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.

    Exchange in venue
    The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney, Australia. Then again, the unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21

    NEW DELHI:  The Quad Summit will happen in Hiroshima as an alternative of Sydney. US President Joe Biden’s urgency to go back to america after the G7 Summit in Hiroshima has resulted in this modification of plans. “The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney.

    The unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21. The following Quad Summit will likely be hosted via India,’’ mentioned a supply. 

    PM Modi will go away for Japan on Might 19 to wait the G7 Summit as a visitor member at the invitation of PM Kishida. That is India’s tenth invite to the G7 Summit. A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will likely be unveiled in Hiroshima via PM Modi.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In the meantime in Japan, PM Modi is predicted to handle classes on the G7 on topics like peace, steadiness and prosperity of a sustainable planet, meals, fertiliser and effort safety amongst different problems. PM Modi is more likely to have bilateral talks with different leaders of the G7 which contains British PM Rishi Sunak, French President Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schloz.

    “India’s participation on the G7 summit alerts “expanding popularity” that New Delhi will have to be part of any critical effort to unravel international demanding situations together with the ones for peace, safety, construction and environmental preservation,’’ mentioned International Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

    After attending the G7 Summit, PM Modi will go away for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the place he’s going to host the third Summit of FIPIC, collectively with High Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, on Might 22. He’s going to additionally cling bilateral engagements in Papua New Guinea, together with conferences with Governor-Common Sir Bob Dadae and PM Marape.

    Discussion board for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) comes to India and 14 Pacific Island Nations, specifically, Prepare dinner Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Significantly, Modi would be the first Indian PM to talk over with Papua New Guinea.

    Indian PM Modi may even cling his first assembly with the New Zealand High Minister Chris Hipkins in Papua New Guinea. The Indian PM will then go back and forth to Australia from Might 22 to Might 24 following a call for participation from his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.

    Exchange in venue
    The Quad Summit was once to be held in Sydney, Australia. Then again, the unexpected trade of plans has resulted in a metamorphosis of the venue as all 4 Quad leaders – High Minister Narendra Modi, President Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jap High Minister Fumio Kishida – will meet in a resort in Hiroshima both on Might 20 or 21

  • China says regional international locations concern IPEF would possibly decouple them from Chinese language economic system

    China on Wednesday slammed the Indo-Pacific Financial Framework introduced via the USA forward of the Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, announcing that many nations within the area are nervous that the IPEF would possibly decouple them from the Chinese language economic system.

    US President Joe Biden rolled out the IPEF on Might 23 forward of the Quad summit. Biden mentioned 12 international locations, together with India, have joined the brand new initiative which is in large part observed as an try to counter rising Chinese language affect within the Indo-Pacific area.

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    The international locations becoming a member of on the release of the US-led initiative are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

    In keeping with legit paperwork, the framework comprises 4 pillars: industry; provide chains; blank power and infrastructure; and tax and anti-corruption.

    When requested to touch upon a senior US legit remarks that the IPEF is “essentially the most vital global financial engagement that america has ever had on this area” and gifts Indo-Pacific international locations an alternative choice to China, Chinese language International Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin instructed a media briefing right here that within the title of cooperation, the framework seeks to exclude positive international locations.

    But even so China, IPEF excluded Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar which might be considered as regards to Beijing.

    Wang mentioned IPEF establishes US-led industry regulations, restructures the gadget of commercial chains, and decouples regional international locations from the Chinese language economic system.

    “America Secretary of Trade mentioned publicly that the IPEF marks the most important turning level in restoring US financial management within the area and presenting regional international locations an alternative choice to China’s way. The reality is, many nations within the area are nervous concerning the large value of ‘decoupling’ with China,” he mentioned.

    America claims that it seeks to win the contest of the twenty first century with the IPEF. This absolutely demonstrates that the Framework at the beginning serves the USA economic system, he mentioned.

    Over time, the USA has been absent from Asia-Pacific financial cooperation. It withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and didn’t take part within the Complete and Modern Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Complete Financial Partnership (RCEP), Wang mentioned.

    “All of that is accomplished solely out of its personal pursuits. America is taking a selective way in acceding to regional cooperation projects. Now the USA proposed the IPEF handiest to begin one thing new to serve its personal pursuits,” he mentioned, including that the framework could also be designed to advance US geopolitical technique.

  • Forward of Quad summit, China says US’ Indo-Pacific technique ‘certain to fail’

    China on Sunday introduced a broadside in opposition to the Indo-Pacific technique of the USA forward of the summit of Quad leaders in Japan, pronouncing that it’s “certain to fail” as it’s vigorously promoted via Washington to “include” Beijing.

    The “Indo-Pacific technique” is inflicting an increasing number of vigilance and worry within the world group, particularly within the Asia-Pacific area, Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi stated whilst responding to a query at his joint press convention with Pakistan counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari within the southern Chinese language town of Guangzhou.

    This used to be Bilawal’s maiden talk over with to China after he took over as international minister following the autumn of the Imran Khan-led executive remaining month.

    The USA “Indo-Pacific Technique” is certain to be a failed technique, Wang stated within the feedback posted via the Chinese language International Ministry on its site.

    His feedback got here forward of the Quad summit to be held in Tokyo on Might 24 by which US President Joe Biden, High Minister Narendra Modi along side his opposite numbers from Japan and Australia will participate.

    In September remaining 12 months, President Biden hosted the primary in-person assembly of Quad leaders in Washington.

    China refers back to the house as Asia-Pacific area and is averse to the Indo-Pacific strategic idea which has received prominence throughout earlier President Donald Trump’s tenure and vigorously pursued via his successor Biden.

    The Asia-Pacific will have to transform a plateau for non violent construction, moderately than a geopolitical enviornment. Makes an attempt to show the Asia-Pacific right into a bloc, NATO or Chilly Warfare won’t ever prevail, Wang stated.

    The Quad grouping of the USA, Japan, India and Australia focussed on loose and open Indo-Pacific whilst Beijing likens it to ‘Asian NATO’ aimed to include its upward push.

    The USA, India and several other different global powers were speaking concerning the want to ensure that a loose, open and thriving Indo-Pacific within the backdrop of China’s emerging army manoeuvring within the resource-rich area.

    China claims just about all the disputed South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all declare portions of it. Beijing has constructed synthetic islands and armed forces installations within the South China Sea. China additionally has territorial disputes with Japan within the East China Sea.

    Wang stated that the Indo-Pacific technique “cooked up” via the USA, within the identify of “freedom and openness”, is thinking about forming “cliques”. China claims that the grouping intends to “alternate China’s surrounding atmosphere”. Its objective is to include China and make Asia-Pacific nations function “pawns” of the USA hegemony, Wang stated.

    What is especially unhealthy is for the USA to shed its conceal, galvanize and play the “Taiwan” and “South China Sea” playing cards, he stated.

    “Attempt to reduce to rubble different areas after which reduce to rubble the Asia-Pacific area as smartly. Details will turn out that the so-called “Indo-Pacific Technique” is in essence a technique of making department, inciting war of words and undermining peace”, he stated.

    “Regardless of how a lot it’s packaged or disguised, it’ll inevitably fail in any case. The folk of this area will have to inform the USA that the old-fashioned Chilly Warfare state of affairs will have to by no means be repeated in Asia, and the turmoil and battle which might be happening on the earth will have to by no means occur on this area,” he stated.

    Wang stated the Indo-Pacific idea is not just looking to erase the identify “Asia-Pacific” and the efficient regional cooperation structure within the area, but additionally looking to wipe out the achievements and momentum of non violent construction created via the concerted efforts of nations within the area over the last a long time.

    He stated the Asia-Pacific area has contemporary reminiscences of conflicts and confrontations ruled via hegemony and at the moment are pursuing nationwide steadiness and happiness.

    There’s a normal reluctance amongst Asia-Pacific nations to take aspects. The existing voice is that each one nations will have to are living in team spirit and pursue win-win cooperation, he stated.

    The craze of the days within the Asia-Pacific area is to advance regional integration and construct an Asia-Pacific group with a shared long run, he stated.

    Within the face of turbulence and alter on the earth, the area has maintained general peace and steadiness. Asia used to be the primary to damage out of the shadow of the epidemic, with GDP enlargement achieving 6.3 consistent with cent in 2021. This has now not come simply, due to the cohesion of Asia-Pacific nations and the arduous paintings of its other people, Wang stated.

    Wang additionally attacked the “Indo-Pacific Financial Framework” (IPEF) to be introduced via Biden in Tokyo at the sidelines of the Quad summit.

    China, like nations within the area, is excited to peer projects conducive to strengthening regional cooperation. But it surely opposes the plot to create a cut up war of words, Wang stated.

    “To start with, we will have to draw a large query mark and notice during the hidden plot at the back of it,” he stated.

    First, loose industry will have to be promoted, and protectionism in conceal will have to now not be pursued, he stated.

    Asia is very receptive to globalisation and loose industry. The area has made exceptional achievements. In compliance with WTO laws, events have established the industry objective of a loose zone of the Asia-Pacific, introduced the Regional Complete Financial Partnership (RCEP), and established a platform for regional cooperation with ASEAN on the centre, he stated.

    China has vigorously promoted regional industry and funding liberalisation and facilitation. The USA, however, has long past in opposition to loose industry via resorting to protectionism and taking flight from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Wang stated.