Newsinc24 Team 
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will attend first in-person summit of the leaders of the "Quad" countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - that will be hosted by president Joe Biden next week. US President Joe Biden would host the first-ever in-person Quad summit on September 24, the White House announced on Monday. The four leaders would discuss deepening their ties and advancing practical cooperation on areas like combatting COVID-19, the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will also join the meet.
According to the White House, the Quad Leaders will be focused on deepening their ties and advancing practical cooperation on areas such as combatting COVID-19, addressing the climate crisis, partnering on emerging technologies and cyberspace and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.The Quad summit will take place amidst China's aggressive behaviour in the resource-rich South China Sea. "The Leaders will review progress made since their first virtual Summit on March 12 and discuss regional issues of shared interest," said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement."As part of their ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, they will review the Quad Vaccine initiative which was announced in March this year," it added.
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