NEW DELHI
\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the Quad Leaders\u2019 Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden and attend the UN\u2019s Summit of the Future in New York as part of his upcoming visit to America, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
\nModi\u2019s three-day visit to the US will begin on Sept. 21 in Wilmington, Delaware \u2014 Biden\u2019s hometown \u2014 for the Quad meeting comprising also Japan and Australia.
\n\u201cThe Quad has a very, very full and substantive agenda on this occasion,\u201d India\u2019s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told journalists at a press conference in New Delhi.
\nMisri added that the leaders would also cover health security, climate change, critical and emerging technologies, maritime security and counter-terrorism.
\n\u201cThis upcoming visit offers \u2026 the Quad leaders the opportunity to review progress achieved in the last one year and set the agenda for the next year.\u201d
\nModi is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the Quad summit.
\nThis is the fourth leaders\u2019 summit of the Quad \u2014 a four-state strategic security dialogue \u2014 which positions itself against China\u2019s growing-assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
\nModi\u2019s US trip will also see the 74-year-old premier attend a gathering organized by the Indian diaspora in Long Island, New York, as well as a business roundtable with leaders of US tech companies.
\n\u201cThe prime minister will also be attending a business roundtable with CEOs of leading US companies in the cutting-edge areas of artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and biotechnology,\u201d Misri said, adding that details of attendees are still being finalized.
\nOn his last day in the US, Modi will speak at the UN\u2019s Summit of the Future, where world leaders are expected to address current and emerging global challenges.
\nIndia\u2019s foreign ministry did not confirm that Modi would meet with former US President Donald Trump as a part of the visit, after the Republican presidential nominee announced it on Wednesday.
\nIn 2019, Trump joined Modi at a \u201cHowdy Modi\u201d rally in Houston, Texas, that drew about 50,000 people and was billed as one of the largest receptions of a foreign leader in the US.
\nWhen Trump made his inaugural visit to India in February 2020, Modi hosted him in his home state of Gujarat, where the \u201cNamaste Trump\u201d welcome event was attended by around 100,000 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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