According to the Indian Media,This underlines Delhi’s place forward of the summit the place Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s rising assertiveness within the Indo-Pacific will dominate discussions between Indian Prime Minister Modi, US President Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Australian Prime Minister — polls have closed in Australia the place Anthony Albanese and his Labour Get together look set to defeat Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s ruling coalition.

Briefing reporters, Overseas Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra mentioned Modi’s dialog with Biden won’t simply be restricted to the bilateral agenda, but additionally embody problems with regional and international significance.

On whether or not the financial disaster in Sri Lanka could be a part of the discussions on the Quad summit, Kwatra, with out moving into specifics, mentioned the leaders would focus on each alternatives and challenges within the Indo-Pacific area.

He recognized a number of areas of cooperation and discussions on the Quad summit — local weather motion, sustainable infrastructure,  essential and rising applied sciences, biotechnology, diversification of semiconductor provide chain, safety of essential cyber infrastructure, Covid response, and post-Covid administration of economic system and well being infrastructure which can embody last-mile supply, well being safety, genomic surveillance, medical trials and pandemic preparedness.

Kwatra mentioned the Quad would additionally organise a particular session, on the sidelines of the World Well being Meeting later this month, on selling vaccine confidence and preventing the infodemic.

He mentioned the “upcoming summit in Tokyo would, subsequently, present the leaders with a possibility to take inventory of the progress made so far on Quad’s initiatives and in addition give steerage for the long run. Developments within the Indo-Pacific area and international problems with mutual curiosity may also come up for dialogue.”

On the Modi-Biden assembly, he mentioned, “The Prime Minister’s assembly with President Biden will mark continuation of this high-level dialogue and supply steerage and imaginative and prescient to take the connection ahead.”

“Quad cooperation is anchored within the shared values and dedication to the ideas of democracy, worldwide legislation and rules-based worldwide order… that additionally has a imaginative and prescient for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.”

The Quad, he mentioned, has been working to “implement a constructive and constructive agenda, with a powerful deal with enabling peace, prosperity, and stability within the Indo-Pacific area.”

On the problem of Ukraine, the Overseas Secretary mentioned India’s place has been “amply clear” and has gained “understanding and appreciation” of key companions the world over.

India’s place, he mentioned, has been quick cessation of hostilities, and resolving the disaster by way of diplomacy and dialogue.

On whether or not India’s ban on wheat export would come up for dialogue, Kwatra mentioned meals safety is “paramount”, however wherever doable, India will meet the wants of weak economies.

“The wants of meals safety in India are paramount for us. But on the similar time, we have now additionally been very cautious and calibrated in making certain that the wants of the weak economic system — economies which might be weak to the dangers of meals safety — wherever doable, are met,” he mentioned.