Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going on a three-day US visit from today. This will be the first personal meeting between Modi and US President Joe Biden. Modi will also hold talks with the leaders of the Quad countries. There will be the first personal meeting between Narendra Modi and Joe Biden on the US tour. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet Joe Biden on September 24 at the White House. These four countries are part of the Quad which was created in 2007. Apart from this, Modi is also to meet with Joe Biden. There will be bilateral talks between Modi and Biden. Modi will also meet Vice President Kamala Harris.
Modi will also meet CEOs of American companies. The issue of Afghanistan will also be accompanied by Modi's high-level delegation, which will include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior officials. The bilateral talks between the Prime Minister and the US President, scheduled to be held in Washington on September 24, will include developments in Afghanistan, ways to combat extremism, extremism and cross-border terrorism, as well as to further expand the India-US global partnership. will be mainly discussed.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday that during Modi's visit bilateral, Both leaders are expected to emphasize on deepening investment ties and promoting clean energy partnership, including enhancing defense and security cooperation. According to Shringla, "the bilateral meeting will also discuss the current regional security situation following the latest developments in Afghanistan and our interests as Afghanistan's long-term development partner" at the Quad meeting last week by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. said in a statement, “The Quad leaders are focused on new areas such as the fight against COVID-19, the crisis of climate change, modern technologies and partnerships in the cyber sector, and a free and open Indo-Pacific region to further deepen their ties and enhance cooperation in practicality. Modi will meet the leaders of all the member countries face-to-face for the first time in the first meeting of the Quad group in the United States of America.
He will also hold separate meetings with the Quad leaders. China's relations with both India and Australia have deteriorated, after which America is also looking serious to increase the role of these two countries in the quad. The Quad countries are cautious about China's activism in the Indo-Pacific and they want to stop China's increasing steps in the region.
On the other hand, Shringla says on the Okus agreement that this agreement will not affect the Quad. He said that the objectives of the two organizations are different and they will not affect each other. Just last week, the US, Australia and the United Kingdom have jointly formed a new defense group that will focus exclusively on the Indo-Pacific region. Which is being known as Okus.
Under this group agreement, the United States of America and Britain will share the technology of their nuclear-powered submarines with Australia. France is very angry because of the ocus and Australia's $ 40 billion deal with the French Naval Group has ended. Several initiatives by India On Tuesday, there was a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders discussed various regional issues, including the recent developments in Afghanistan.
The two leaders shared their concerns about terrorism, drug trade, illegal arms and human trafficking, as well as the need to ensure the protection of human rights, the rights of women and minorities. They reviewed the growing bilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and the important role of the Indo-French partnership in promoting stability and security in the region. During his visit to the United States of America, Modi will address the high-level general debate during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25. Meanwhile, there is a report of cancellation of the meeting of foreign ministers of SAARC countries in New York on 25 September. It is being said in the media that Pakistan wanted to include Taliban in this meeting of SAARC. According to reports, Pakistan wanted the leader of the Taliban to attend this meeting as a representative of Afghanistan. But other countries including India opposed it.
