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International News For India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Quad meeting will be bookended by a Covid-19 summit convened by Biden and Modi's own speech at the United Nations General Assembly, on Saturday.

The Covid-19 summit taps into the heart of Quad's most urgent priorities - and India's strengths in vaccine production. In the last 17 years, the Quad has taken a meandering path to its current prominence, with China's shadow being a central theme.

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In early 2021, Quad returned to the big stage after a nearly 10 year lull. Beginning from its roots in crisis, here is a timeline that captures some of the key moments that have nudged the Quad into a closer embrace:

In the QUAD meeting, 4 countries including India put their hands on China’s pain, the officers discussed the most pricking issue of the dragon

Joe Biden and Narendra Modi / File Photo In the wake of increasing China’s stigma in the sea, once again there was a meeting between the Quad countries. In this meeting, the officials of the Quad countries raised the most stinging issue to China and discussed it deeply. Senior officials from India and three other Quad member states on Thursday discussed furthering cooperation in the areas of…

US going to hold China accountable to follow rules: Biden

Image Source : AP US President Joe Biden The United States working with its partners and allies is going to hold China accountable to follow the rules, US President Joe Biden has said, as he referred to his recent meeting with leaders from Quad countries involving Australia, India and Japan. “Earlier this month, and apparently got the Chinese attention, that’s not why did it, I met with our…

First meeting of Quad countries today: PM Modi will discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific region

Narendra Modi/File Pic The first meeting between the heads of the quad countries – India, the US, Japan and Australia – will take place on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss increasing cooperation to make the Indo-Pacific region free, open and inclusive in this virtual meeting. This meeting of the Quad countries will provide an opportunity to exchange views on contemporary…