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    PM Modi to attend 2023 Quad Summit in Sydney on May 24

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    This will be the third in-person Quad Leaders' Summit and the first time Australia will be hosting the meeting. The announcement was made by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday. The first two Quad meetings were held in the US and Japan.

    Quad leaders to hold security summit in Sydney on May 24
    Quad leaders Australian PM Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.
    Sydney will host the 2023 Quad Leaders’ Summit on May 24, which will see the leaders of India, Japan, Australia and the US discuss ways to promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. It will also mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Australia after 2014.

    This will be the third in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit and the first time Australia will be hosting the meeting. The announcement was made by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday. The first two Quad meetings were held in the US and Japan.

    Ahead of the Australia trip, Modi will be in Japan on May 20-21 as an invitee for the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima. After Japan, he will travel to Papua New Guinea for the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation summit (India Pacific summit) on May 22 to give momentum to India’s Indo-Pacific agenda. The forum brings together 14 Pacific Islands—Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu--with India at the head of state/ government level.

    During his trips to Japan and Australia Modi is also expected to hold bilateral meets with the leaders of USA-Japan-Australia-France & other leaders who are members of G-7 & Quad.

    Ahead of Modi’s trip and the Quad Summit, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar will inaugurate the maiden ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise during his visit to Singapore next week. India will become the fourth ASEAN dialogue partner, after China, US and Russia, to hold this ASEAN+1 maritime exercise. ASEAN India Maritime Exercise is slated for May 2-8.

    “The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, resilience and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific,” according to a statement issued by the Australian government. “Australia, India, Japan and the United States share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where we all can cooperate, trade and thrive.”

    Together, Quad partners are taking practical action to address shared regional challenges, including improving regional health security, advancing critical and emerging technologies, strengthening connectivity, enhancing clean energy innovation and boosting supply chain resilience, the statement said.

    In Sydney, the Quad leaders will discuss how the group can work alongside partners and regional groupings, mainly ASEAN and the Pacific Islands Forum, to strengthen cooperation and shape the region.

    On Wednesday, Albanese said, “Quad partners are deeply invested in the success of the Indo-Pacific. Leveraging our collective strengths helps Australia advance its interests and more effectively respond to the region’s needs. We are always better off when we act together with our close friends and partners.”

    He said, “The Quad is committed to supporting an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is respectful of sovereignty and ensures security and growth for all. I look forward to discussing with Quad Leaders how we – alongside important regional institutions, such as ASEAN, the Pacific Islands Forum, the Indian Ocean Rim Association and our regional partners – can shape the Indo-Pacific region we all want to live in.”


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    ( Originally published on Apr 26, 2023 )
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