As US President Joe Biden hosts the first in-person quad summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, it is being learnt that the Quad is likely to announce new groups related to space, talk about mutual areas of interest and announce a fellowship for students and stress for a “free" Indo-Pacific region. Announcements on 5G and semiconductors are also likely.
Earlier reports had said that during the meeting the four countries will also talk about a Covid vaccines drive, regional infrastructure, climate change and securing supply chains for the semiconductors used in computer technology.
The fellowship will bring a hundred students in the next one year and a half to study in universities in subjects related to science and technology.
China isn’t officially on the agenda of the quad summit, but the four countries will likely stress backing for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. They are likely to take steps to support “a somewhat diverse and competitive market that produces secure, critical technologies that are essential for digital economies globally."
While PM Modi discussed semiconductors and 5G with Qualcomm CEO Cristian Cristiano Amon on Thursday, with Qualcomm saying likely to implement 5G-based tech in India, the Quad will also likely announce a supply chain initiative on semiconductors. A US official said, “The effort is really a detailed joint initiative to map overall capacity;...
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