Keen to discuss COVID-19, challenges in Indo-Pacific at ‘historic Quad meeting: Australia PM Morrison
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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2021, 03:31 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Morrison, and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga will attend the virtual summit, which is the first conclave of the top leaders of the Quadrilateral alliance, on Friday.
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Terming as historic his first-ever Quad meeting with leaders from the US, India and Japan, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that he was keen to discuss with close friends the issues of COVID-19 and security and maritime challenges across the Indo-Pacific region.
QUAD MEETING
Leaders of the US, India, Australia, and Japan will hold a meeting at the first quad conference today, creating panic in China. China on Wednesday expected that the four countries would do something that would be beneficial for international peace and security, not ‘counterproductive’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihida Suga will participate in the digital meeting.
India will also begin the siege on the diplomatic front, with attempts to alleviate tensions with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). India will answer with strategic siege to China on issues such as the South China Sea, the Indo-Pacific zone, and India’s position in Afghanistan.
Quad summit to announce vaccine initiative with India s manufacturing in focus
India has been playing a major role in terms of providing covid vaccines to the global community and so far sent vaccines to 69 countries. File photo: IANS
Updated: Mar 12, 2021, 05:54 PM IST
A mega Quad vaccine initiative, with India as the key, will be one of the main outcomes of the first-ever Quad grouping s leadership summit. The leaders of the Quad Indian PM Narendra Modi, Australia s PM Scott Morrison, Japan s PM Yoshihide Suga, and US President Joe Biden will be meeting at 7 pm IST virtually.
Sources told WION that the Quad vaccine initiative will basically function as Vaccines developed in the US, manufactured in India, financed by Japan and US, and supported by Australia and will allow new manufacturing capacity to be added in India for exports to the Indo-Pacific region.