The QUAD Leaders’ summit which was expected to be held in January 2024 has now been rescheduled. The Summit was to take place either a day before or a day after January 26, where the US President Joe Biden was to be the chief guest for Republic Day.

However, due to scheduling constraints of the other QUAD member states – Japan, Australia and the US, the Summit is expected to take place later in the year.

Australia – National Day on Jan 26

Japan – Diet (Their Parliament) will be in session

US – will be in the midst of election campaigning

Japan – Parliament (Diet) in session

According to sources, “The QUAD Summit scheduled to take place in New Delhi will be held later in 2024.

Adding, “We are looking for revised dates as the dates currently under consideration do not work with all the QUAD partners.”

As reported previously, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said in September this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year.

US President Joe Biden is not expected to visit India next month to grace the Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

In September, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year.

Earlier this year the third in-person QUAD Summit took place in Hiroshima. During the pandemic the leaders had met virtually.

In Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated personally and there were other leaders including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, the US President Joe Biden and the host Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.

As reported earlier during the Hiroshima Summit, PM Modi had underscored the importance of consolidating QUAD’s constructive agenda and delivering tangible outcomes for the region.

The Hiroshima Leaders Summit was followed by the Foreign Ministers Meeting later in September in New York where the partners reiterated their commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific and to take steps to keep it inclusive and resilient.