US to continue engaging with India over Ukraine, says White House

The United States is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue in the upcoming Quad summit in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. "We have had a number of engagements, as you know, with leaders in India about our approach to supporting the Ukrainians in this war, whether that is sanctions and the enormous sanctions package we've put in place or, of course, the assistance we've provided. We will convey the same sentiments in this meeting," Psaki told reporters when asked about how the issue of the Ukraine war will be discussed during the Quad summit.She was responding to a question on the Quad summit in Japan in May and how the issue of Ukraine would be raised or discussed.

Japan has proposed May 24 as the date of a summit for Quad, a bloc comprising the United States, Australia, Japan and India. The meeting coincides with US President Joe Biden’s visit to Tokyo."US President Biden will visit Japan on May 22-24. As part of the visit, he is going to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on May 23, and take part in the summit of the Quad nations' leaders on May 24," Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday. The Quad comprises Japan, India, Australia and the United States and the US Administration has said President Joe Biden will be meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.