New Dehil, 19 September (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit the United States of America on September 21-23. During the

visit, the PM will take part in the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit in

Wilmington, Delaware, which is being hosted by the President of the United States

of America, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on September 21, according to Ministry of External Affairs Foreign Secretary

Vikram Misri on Thursday.

On September 23, Modi will address the ‘Summit of the

Future’ at the United Nations General

Assembly in New York. In New York, the Prime Minister will address a

gathering of the Indian community on September 22, Misri said

while briefing media on Modi’s visit.

Prime Minister 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.

“It gives the Prime Minister the

opportunity to thank President Biden for his pioneering role in strengthening

the India-US relationship and for the several new initiatives such as the

Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies which was taken during the

time that President Biden has been at the helm in the United States,” Misri

added.

At the Quad Summit, 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.

Agreements related to the

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and the India-US Drug Framework will also be

exchanged during Modi’s visit to the US. Modi will also meet with Japan’s Prime

Minister Kishida and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his

time in the US.

But the foreign secretary didn’t

confirm the meeting between PM Modi and republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, though the former President has already signalled

their prospective meeting terming Modi as a ‘Fantastic Man’.

“He’s fantastic. I mean, fantastic,

man. A lot of these leaders are fantastic. A lot of these leaders are fantastic.

They’re not a little bit backward. You know the expression, they’re at the top

of their game and they use it against us. But India is very tough, Brazil is

very tough. I can tell you, everyone, “Trump told supporters at a town hall in

Flint, Michigan on Tuesday.

Modi and Biden last met in person in

July this year, when they interacted briefly on the sidelines of the G7 Summit

in Italy. They spoke over the phone in August after Modi’s visit to Ukraine and

Poland. This is likely to be Modi’s final official meeting with Biden, who has

announced that he will not be running for re-election.

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.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Nimish kumar