Quad Leaders' Summits held

Verified

Before (baseline)

0summits

as of 2021-03-12

Now (latest)

4summits

as of 2024-09-21

Change

new initiative

Context & shortfalls

Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) — India, US, Australia, Japan — was revived in 2017 (senior officials) and elevated to Leaders' level in March 2021. Four Leaders' Summits: March 2021 (virtual), September 2021 (Washington DC), May 2022 (Tokyo), August 2023 (Camp David — first hosted by US President), September 2024 (Wilmington). Quad focuses on Indo-Pacific stability, vaccine/health security, climate, cyber, critical technology, infrastructure (PGII). No formal defence treaty or mutual defence obligation.

Source

Ministry of External Affairs / White House Joint Statements

https://mea.gov.in/bilateral-relation.htm ↗

Data as of 2024-09-21. Large national figures change frequently — verify at source before citing.