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Quad leaders expected to meet in Manila next week
Japan says it is arranging a Quad leaders’ summit in Manila with the United States, Australia and India.
The four countries make up the Quad, a grouping that works on issues across the Indo-Pacific.
The meeting is expected to be hosted by the United States on the sidelines of the Asean Summit.
It would be the leaders’ first gathering since September 2024, and India had been expected to chair a summit in 2025.
Economic security, critical technologies and strategic infrastructure are on the agenda, with several planned outcomes described as deliverables.
The summit comes amid tensions between China and the Philippines, whose leaders have exchanged sharp remarks in recent weeks.
The meeting is expected later on November 17, but its exact timing remains unclear.
The Quad leaders’ summit is expected to be held in Manila next week, with the United States set to host.
The meeting is expected to bring together the leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the United States.
Economic security, critical technologies and strategic infrastructure are expected to be prominent agenda items.
Quad members are expected to unveil several deliverables, finalized at a foreign ministers’ meeting on October 31.
The summit would be the leaders’ first gathering since September 2024.
- Who
- Leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the United States.
- What
- They are expected to hold a Quad summit, with several deliverables expected to be announced.
- When
- Expected next week, possibly later on November 17. The precise timing is not confirmed.
- Where
- Manila, Philippines, on the margins of the Asean Summit.
- Why
- To discuss economic security, critical technologies and strategic infrastructure, among other issues.
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The Quad leaders last gathered, according to Hindustan Times.
India was set to chair the summit, but efforts to arrange it were hampered by uncertainty over Donald Trump’s travel plans.
Quad foreign ministers met in Atlanta and finalized deliverables expected at the leaders’ summit.
Narendra Modi is expected to arrive in Manila.
The summit is expected to take place later in the day, following the East Asia Summit.
Modi is expected to leave Manila early.
- Host
- United States
- Location
- Manila, Philippines
- Expected summit date
- November 17
- Expected attendees
- Leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the United States
- Expected aid announced at earlier ministers’ meeting
- More than $85 million for access to trusted AI technologies in the Indo-Pacific
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