Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a virtual meeting of the Quad leaders on Thursday.
The leaders will share their perspectives and analyses on key events in the Indo-Pacific at the meeting, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
“On March 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a Quad Leaders’ virtual meeting with President of the United States Joseph R Biden, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida,” the statement said.
In September of last year, the Quad leaders met in person in Washington.
“Following the September 2021 Summit in Washington DC, the leaders will have the opportunity to continue their discourse. They’ll share their perspectives and evaluations on key developments in the Indo-Pacific “the MEA said.
“The Quad leaders will also assess current efforts to implement the Leaders’ initiatives launched as part of the Quad’s modern and constructive agenda,” the statement continued.
Notably, the conference will take place in the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has dominated the news for the previous few days.