CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first “Quad Leaders Summit” was held virtually on 24 March 2021, hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. Attending leaders included Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Summit in Tokyo is the fourth interaction of Quad Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, in-person Summit in Washington D.C. in September 2021 and virtual meeting in March 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 24, President Biden hosted Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan at the White House for the first-ever in-person Leaders’ Summit of the Quad.

Detailed explanation-4: -On September 23, commencing at 9:40 a.m. (EDT, at 10:40 p.m. JST), for approximately 50 minutes, Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held. The overview of the meeting is as follows. Mr.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Tokyo, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan will advance the Quad’s ambitious and diverse agenda, including through a major new initiative to improve maritime domain awareness across the Indo-Pacific.