Timeline: Quad Summits from 2021 Virtual Meeting to Philadelphia

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Philadelphia on Saturday to kick off his three-day visit to the US, which includes participation in the Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware.

Originally planned to take place in India, the summit was relocated at the request of US President Joe Biden , who wished to host the event in his hometown.

This summit will serve as a farewell for both Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who are approaching the end of their terms—January 20, 2025, for Biden and October 1 for Kishida. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is also in attendance.

Here’s a look at previous summits.

-- May 20, 2023 (Hiroshima, Japan) Format: In-person Attending leaders: PM Albanese, PM Modi, PM Kishida, and President Biden Notes: Australia was the host of the summit for the year, and was supposed to hold the summit in Sydney just after the G7 Hiroshima Summit. However, President Biden postponed his trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea at the last minute due to debt ceiling negotiations with Congress . Australia hosted the summit in Hiroshima instead. According to the readout from the Japanese side, the summit lasted about 50 min.

-- May 24, 2022 (Tokyo, Japan) Format: In-person Attending leaders: PM Albanese, PM Modi, PM Kishida, and President Biden Notes: Australia held its federal election on May 21, and Anthony Albanese became Australia's 31st prime minister on May 23, the day before the summit. According to the readout from the Japanese side, it lasted about 2 hours.

-- March 3, 2022 (Virtual) Format: Video Call Attending leaders: PM Scott Morrison (Australia), PM Modi, PM Kishida, and President Biden Notes: According to the readout from the Japanese side, the video call was initiated and hosted by the United States. 4 leaders mainly exchanged views on the tense situation and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. It lasted about 70 min.

-- Sept 24, 2021 (Washington, DC) Format: In-person Attending leaders: PM Morrison, PM Modi, PM Yoshihide Suga (Japan), and President Biden Notes: This was the first in-person summit. PM Suga attended the summit after he announced he was stepping down as prime minister on Sept 3. Fumio Kishida became the next prime minister on Oct 4. According to the readout from the Japanese side, it lasted about 2 hour and 20 min.

-- March 12, 2021 (Virtual) Format: Video Call Attending leaders: PM Morrison, PM Modi, PM Suga, and President Biden Notes: This was the first Quad Leaders' Summit. It lasted about 1 hour and 45 min. 

With PTI Inputs