Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home after wrapping up his “successful and substantial” three-day visit to the US during which he attended the Quad Leaders’ meeting, an overwhelming Indian community event and addressed the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly.
Before leaving for India, PM Modi addressed the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future held against the backdrop of raging global conflicts, including the Israel-Hamas war and the Ukraine crisis.
PM Modi also held of bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, among other leaders.
In his meeting with President Zelenskyy, PM Modi reiterated India’s commitment for an early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and the restoration of peace and stability in the region.
This was the third meeting between the two leaders in about three months. They last met in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv on August 23 during the prime minister’s visit to the country. In June, Modi held talks with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy’s Apulia.
“Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability,” Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister also conveyed that India remains open to providing “all support within its means to facilitate a lasting and peaceful resolution of the conflict”.
He also held bilateral meetings on Sunday with his Japanese and Australian counterparts on the sidelines of the Quad Summit and exchanged views to deepen bilateral cooperation further for mutual benefits and the ‘peace, stability, and prosperity’ of the Indo-Pacific region.
“PM @narendramodi emplanes for New Delhi after concluding a successful and substantial visit to the USA,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.
PM Modi arrived in the US on Friday and on Day 1, he attended the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington, Delaware.
Hosted by President Joe Biden, the Quad Leaders’ Summit took place on Saturday in his hometown Wilmington, Delaware. It was attended by Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.
In a rare gesture, US President Biden also hosted PM Modi for a bilateral meeting in his home, and the Quad summit was held at the Archmere Academy in Wilmington.
During their meeting, US President Biden welcomed the progress made towards India sealing procurement of 31 long-endurance MQ-9B armed drones from American defence major General Atomics, as he and Prime Minister Modi vowed to boost reciprocal supply of military hardware between the two sides.
PM Modi also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on the sidelines of the summit.
Also, 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 President Biden’s residence during the meeting.
At the Quad Leadership Summit and others associated with it, Prime Minister Modi underlined India’s approach of cooperation, contact, and engagement for growth with a variety of partners in the Indo-Pacific.