In his meeting with Quad leaders both in multilateral and bilateral settings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forward India’s views and commitments for global growth, development, peace and security.
Prime Minister Modi reached New York on Sunday after wrapping up the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington, hosted by President Biden.
In a rare gesture, Biden hosted Modi for a bilateral meeting in his home, and the Quad summit was held at the Archmere Academy in Wilmington.
In a sense, the overarching themes that have been reflected across the multiple meetings.the overall messages that have come through in all of his engagements have been India’s emphasis on minimising conflict and division, leveraging our democratic values even as we pursue our development objectives, and highlighting the role of technology and the digital revolution in ushering in good governance, essentially to turn the disruptive features of technology to good ends, Misri said.
In the bilateral meetings, all these themes found reflection in the interactions with the other leaders, he added.
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 Biden’s residence during the bilateral meeting.
At the Quad Leadership Summit and others associated with it, Misri said the Prime Minister underlined India’s approach of cooperation, contact, and engagement for growth with a variety of partners in the Indo-Pacific.
It was striking to hear the other Quad leaders acknowledge India’s actions and also at the same time hear their expectations of India, which really underlines the need to continue to work and sustain this enormous trust that India has earned from its partners, Misri said.
Aspects of technology were emphasised in both the bilateral and the plurilateral formats, he said adding the prime minister underscored the need to prevent the malign use of technology and to put technology to good use.
Prime Minister thanked President Biden profusely for hosting the summit for his leadership of the Quad in recent times and for his commitment to strengthen the Quad as a force for global good.
