PM Modi hailed Biden's contribution to Quad, and declared that Quad wasn't against anyone else.
| | | PM Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the Quad summit in the US where all leaders produced a declaration expressing concerns about China’s actions in the South and East China Seas, unveiled an ambitious cancer moonshot initiative, and expanded security cooperation in the maritime domain. Modi then went to New York where, on Sunday afternoon, he addressed close to 15,000 Indian-Americans in a Long Island arena. | | The Big Story Quad delivers its strongest message yet on Indo-Pacific Over a packed 24 hours after landing in US, PM Modi on Saturday afternoon attended the Quad summit where all leaders produced a declaration that employed the strongest language so far expressing concerns about China’s actions in the South and East China Seas without mentioning China, unveiled an ambitious cancer moonshot initiative, and expanded security cooperation in the maritime domain. Modi and Biden agreed on a set of substantial deliverables in the bilateral domain, including the first-ever national security semiconductor fab to set up in India in 2025 with the support of the US military and a pact on developing alternate supply chains for clean energy. PM Modi hailed Biden’s contribution to Quad, and declared that Quad wasn’t against anyone else. “All of us support a rules-based international order, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of all disputes. A free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific is our shared priority and shared commitment…Our message is clear. Quad is here to stay, to assist, to partner and to complement.” Read More | | The Big Question ‘Will PM Modi retire at 75?’: CM Kejriwal steps up attack In his first public address since resigning as the chief minister of Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday held a rally at Jantar Mantar, where he assailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and posed questions to its ideological parent the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), turning up the political heat ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana. “You (the BJP and the RSS) made the rule that anyone who crosses the age of 75, would retire... Now, Amit Shah is saying that this rule will not apply to PM Narendra Modi. But I want to ask Mohan Bhagwat whether he agrees that the rule which applied to LK Advani should not apply to Narendra Modi?” Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | FROM THE FIELD India bag twin golds at Chess Olympiad Superlatives can often be overused in sport. Yet, every so often, a performance comes along that has shredded the competition and deserves all the hype and hyperbole it can gather. India’s run at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest — historic, course-altering double gold medals — by the Open and women’s teams is just that. The Indian Open team pretty much assured itself of the gold with a round to spare on Saturday while the women had a battle to fight. India defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 in Round 11 on Sunday to win the gold in the Open section by two match points. Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa found wins while Vidit Gujrathi drew his game. Read more. | | | | Photo of the day | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Vaishali Gurnani. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
