Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the US from September 21 to 23, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. During the visit, the MEA said that the Prime Minister will take part in the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, which is being hosted by US President Joe Biden on September 21. “Following the request of the US side to host the Quad Summit this year, India has agreed to host the next Quad Summit in 2025,” the MEA said. At the Quad Summit, it said that the leaders will "review the progress achieved by the Quad over the last one year and set the agenda for the year ahead to assist the countries of the Indo-Pacific region in meeting their development goals and aspirations”. On September 23, the Prime Minister will address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the UNGA in New York. “The theme of the Summit is ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’. A large number of global leaders are expected to participate in the Summit. On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister would be holding bilateral meetings with several world leaders and discuss issues of mutual interest,” it said. While in New York, the Prime Minister will address a gathering of the Indian community on 22 September. He would also be interacting with CEOs of leading US-based companies to foster greater collaborations between the two countries in the cutting-edge areas of AI, quantum computing, semiconductors and biotechnology,” the MEA said. The Prime Minister is also expected to interact with thought leaders and other stakeholders active in the India-US bilateral landscape. In the lead up to the Prime Minister’s visit, Indian and American officials held the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on Monday in Delhi during which they discussed matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, Ukraine and Gaza, the US State Department said. The US delegation was co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asia Donald Lu and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal, the State Department said. The Indian delegation was co-chaired by Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas Nagaraj Naidu along with Indian Ministry of Defence Joint Secretary for International Cooperation Vishwesh Negi. According to the State Department, the dialogue advanced shared priorities, including defence cooperation, space and civil aviation collaboration, clean energy cooperation, and industrial and logistics coordination. "The officials discussed a range of issues, across the Indo-Pacific and worldwide, including support for a just and durable peace in Ukraine, as well as support for a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance in Gaza,” the US State Department said. Assistant Secretary Lu and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Royal reiterated the United States' commitment to further enhancing ongoing partnerships and expanding people-to-people ties, it added. "India and the U.S. held the 2+2 Intersessional today with officials from India's Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, and the U.S. State and Defense Departments. Key discussions covered bilateral strategic and defence priorities, alongside regional and global issues," the MEA said in a post on X.
