Jaishankar was in conversation with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the topic "Navigating Uncertainty: India and Germany in a World in Disarray." It was moderated by Roula Khalaf of the Financial Times.
Quad is a valuable forum for discussion of shared interests across a number of areas and any Leaders' Summit is scheduled through diplomatic consultations among the four partners, the government said on Thursday.
"The Quad is an important forum and an important vehicle for us to engage Australia, the United States, Japan and India. I'm hopeful that there will be a meeting in the first quarter, I would hope, of next year. Prime Minister Modi is due to host the Quad meeting," Albanese told reporters
Ahead of the Quad Summit in New Delhi later this year, ahead of which the leaders will activate new Quad initiatives on shared airlift capacity to support civilian response to natural disasters and maritime patrols to improve interoperability.
"We have moved to a position where India economically, strategically, in terms of education, and in terms of its diaspora has come to the centre stage of the world," Awasthi said.
"Canberra, Tokyo, Washington, and New Delhi have strengthened their diplomatic bonds and undertaken joint endeavours and initiatives in one of the most important regions on the planet," the USISPF stated.
After the state visit of 2023, Prime Minister Modi's visit to the United States in 2024 for the Quad Leaders' Summit and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has been pivotal in strengthening the strategy partnership.
During his three-day visit, PM Modi attended the QUAD Leaders' Summit, interacted with the Indian diaspora in New York at the 'Modi and US' event, and addressed the 'Summit of the Future' at the United Nations General Assembly.
"It (Quad Leaders' Summit) was also to assert that Quad is here to stay, that it is not just a temporary phenomenon, but it is here to stay, and it is going to its activities in the areas of maritime domain awareness," she said.
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said on Sunday that he is thrilled to see the QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) countries coming together to announce new initiatives, adding that he is looking forward to the QUAD Leaders Summit in India, taking place in 2025.