New York:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for home after wrapping up his “successful and substantial” three-day visit to the US during which he attended the Quad Leaders’ meeting, an overwhelming Indian community event and addressed the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly.

He also held bilateral meetings on Sunday with his Japanese and Australian counterparts on the sidelines of the Quad Summit and exchanged views to deepen bilateral cooperation further for mutual benefits and the ‘peace, stability, and prosperity’ of the Indo-Pacific region.

“PM @narendramodi emplanes for New Delhi after concluding a successful and substantial visit to the USA,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.

PM Modi arrived in the US on Friday and on Day 1, he attended the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington, Delaware.

Hosted by President Joe Biden, the Quad Leaders’ Summit took place on Saturday in his hometown Wilmington, Delaware. It was attended by Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.

In a rare gesture, US President Biden also hosted PM Modi for a bilateral meeting in his home, and the Quad summit was held at the Archmere Academy in Wilmington.

During their meeting, US President Biden welcomed the progress made towards India sealing procurement of 31 long-endurance MQ-9B armed drones from American defence major General Atomics, as he and Prime Minister Modi vowed to boost reciprocal supply of military hardware between the two sides.

PM Modi also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on the sidelines of the summit.

Also, with the United States, a very special feature of the bilateral meeting was the return of 297 antiquities to India, a few of which were on display at President Biden’s residence during the meeting.

At the Quad Leadership Summit and others associated with it, Prime Minister Modi underlined India’s approach of cooperation, contact, and engagement for growth with a variety of partners in the Indo-Pacific.

Also, during the summit, the leaders announced the Quad Cancer Moonshot, a groundbreaking partnership to save lives in the Indo-Pacific region.

India pledged USD 7.5 million to combat cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Quad nations also announced a new regional Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific (MAITRI), to enable their partners in the region to maximise tools provided through Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) and other Quad partner initiatives to monitor and secure their waters, enforce their laws, and deter unlawful behaviour.

After wrapping up the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington, PM Modi left on Saturday for New York for Day 2 to attend an Indian community event at Long Island and later address a key conclave at the United Nations on Day 3.

On Saturday, PM Modi addressed a mega gathering of Indian-Americans at the Nassau Coliseum in New York.

Terming India as a “land of opportunities”, Prime Minister Modi told the gathering that he has set very ambitious goals for the country during his third term.

During the event, he also announced that India will open two new consulates in Boston and Los Angeles, meeting the long-pending demand of the fast-growing Indian American community in these two large American cities.

While Boston is considered the education and pharma capital of the US, Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, is hosting the next summer Olympics and current US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti is the city’s former mayor.

The event was attended by more than 13,000 Indian-Americans. While the majority of them were from the New York and New Jersey area, Indian-Americans came in from 40 states, organisers said. Sixty charter buses were used for transportation purposes.

Applauding the role of Indian-Americans in strengthening the relationship between India and the US, he called them India’s brand ambassadors.

After the event, Prime Minister Modi participated in a “fruitful” roundtable with the CEOs of leading American tech companies where he emphasised India’s growth prospects and discussed initiatives to foster bilateral collaborations across various sectors.

The meeting took place at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Sunday during the second leg of Modi’s three-day US visit. It saw the participation of CEOs of major US-based firms working on cutting-edge technologies such as AI, quantum computing and semiconductors.

He urged CEOs of US majors to take advantage of India’s growth story as the country is making all efforts to become the third largest economy in the world in his third term.

On Day 3, Prime Minister Modi addressed the UN’s Summit of the Future and said that the “success of humanity lies in our collective strength, not on the battlefield”.

Addressing world leaders from the iconic podium of the UN General Assembly hall, Modi, beginning his speech with a “Namaskar”, said he brings the voice of 1.4 billion Indians or one-sixth of humanity to the UN.

During the conclave, PM Modi assured the world community that India will continue to work in thought, words and deeds to protect the rights of all humanity and for global prosperity. 

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Watch: Quad is here to stay, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in the U.S. for the annual Quad Summit.

In his opening remarks at the summit, PM Modi said that the Quad is not against anyone, but for a rules-based international order and respect for sovereignty. “Our message is clear – Quad is here to stay, to assist, to partner and to complement,” he said. A free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific is the grouping’s priority, Mr. Modi said, without naming any country. The leaders of the Quad group of countries met at their sixth summit-level meeting to announce a broad range of outcomes.

PM Modi in U.S. live updates – September 22, 2024

These included launching a new coast guard exercise, a logistics network, expanding maritime surveillance, and a project to combat cervical cancer.

The Quad summit holds immediate significance and takes place against the backdrop of pressing global challenges and transitions in leadership among some member nations.

Mr. Modi met U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Kishida, and Australian PM Albanese for bilateral talks before the event.

US President Joe Biden, one of the architects of the Quad grouping, was asked ahead of the Quad summit in Delaware if it would survive beyond November elections. The question was posed at the outgoing President – who is not seeking re-election – as he posed for a photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian and Japanese counterparts, Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida.

The four leaders represent the four member countries of the Quad, a security and strategic grouping committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Responding to the question on Quad’s future, Biden turned around and placed a hand across PM Modi’s shoulder and said, “(It will survive) way beyond November.”

The Quad summit is being held in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.

The US elections this November will see a Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump fight with Biden not returning to the ring. Japan’s Kishida too has announced he won’t seek re-election. This implies both the US and Japan are set to be represented by new leaders at its next Quad summit.

In his opening remarks, PM Modi offered to host the Quad Leaders’ summit in India in 2025. He also highlighted that a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific is a shared priority and shared commitment of the Quad.

“We are meeting at a time when the world is surrounded by tensions and conflicts. At such a time, it is important for all of humanity that the members of the Quad move forward based on shared democratic values,” he told the Quad leaders.

US President Joe Biden, one of the architects of the Quad grouping, was asked ahead of the Quad summit in Delaware if it would survive beyond November elections. The question was posed at the outgoing President – who is not seeking re-election – as he posed for a photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian and Japanese counterparts, Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida.

The four leaders represent the four member countries of the Quad, a security and strategic grouping committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Responding to the question on Quad’s future, Biden turned around and placed a hand across PM Modi’s shoulder and said, “(It will survive) way beyond November.”

The Quad summit is being held in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.

The US elections this November will see a Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump fight with Biden not returning to the ring. Japan’s Kishida too has announced he won’t seek re-election. This implies both the US and Japan are set to be represented by new leaders at its next Quad summit.

In his opening remarks, PM Modi offered to host the Quad Leaders’ summit in India in 2025. He also highlighted that a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific is a shared priority and shared commitment of the Quad.

“We are meeting at a time when the world is surrounded by tensions and conflicts. At such a time, it is important for all of humanity that the members of the Quad move forward based on shared democratic values,” he told the Quad leaders.