Modi and Biden apprecited QUAD summit

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday the virtual summit he held last week with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia went very well. President Biden and the other leaders pledged on Friday at the first summit of a group known as the Quad to work to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region and to cooperate on maritime, cyber and economic security, issues vital to the four democracies in the face of challenges from China. "It went very well. Everybody seemed to like it a great deal," Biden told reporters when asked about the meeting on his return to the White House from a weekend stay at his home in Delaware.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said he along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime  Minister Scott Morrison, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have written about their shared vision for Indo Pacific in a US daily. In a tweet, Modi said the Quad is working towards a free, open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific.In the post, the Quad leaders said they are striving to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is accessible and dynamic, governed by international law and bedrock principles. Quad nations have agreed to work together to strengthen the Paris agreement, and enhance the climate actions of all nations. They also pledged to expand and accelerate production in India of safe, accessible and effective vaccines.