Joe Biden To Host PM Modi, Other Quad Leaders On September 24: White House

PM Modi and his Australian and Japan counterparts Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga are expected in the US next week to attend UN General Assembly in New York.

US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the "Quad" countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - next week, the White House said on Monday. The summit of the four leaders will be held at the White House on September 24, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian and Japan counterparts Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga are expected in the US next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. A virtual meeting of leaders of the Quad countries, which have been seeking to enhance cooperation in the face of China's growing power and assertiveness, was held in March. In that meeting, the leaders pledged to work closely on COVID-19 vaccines and climate and to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of challenges from Beijing.