<p> It's great to see you, this is how US President Joe Biden greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first summit of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition on Friday.</p>.<p>Besides Modi and Biden, the virtual summit of the Quad was attended by Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga.</p>.<p>It was first time Modi and Biden came face-to-face after the American leader took charge in Washington in January.</p>.<p>"A free and open Indo-Pacific is essential to each of our futures," Biden said in his opening remarks.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/quad-leaders-to-hold-in-person-summit-later-this-year-white-house-961444.html" target="_blank">Quad leaders to hold in-person summit later this year: White House</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Quad is going to be a vital arena for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. And I look forward to working closely with — with all of you in the coming years," he added.</p>.<p>The four Quad member countries have been resolving to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.</p>.<p>"We are united by our democratic values, and our commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," Modi said in his initial remarks.</p>.<p>"Our agenda today - covering areas like vaccines, climate change and emerging technologies - makes the Quad a force for global good," he said.</p>
<p> It's great to see you, this is how US President Joe Biden greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first summit of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition on Friday.</p>.<p>Besides Modi and Biden, the virtual summit of the Quad was attended by Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga.</p>.<p>It was first time Modi and Biden came face-to-face after the American leader took charge in Washington in January.</p>.<p>"A free and open Indo-Pacific is essential to each of our futures," Biden said in his opening remarks.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/quad-leaders-to-hold-in-person-summit-later-this-year-white-house-961444.html" target="_blank">Quad leaders to hold in-person summit later this year: White House</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Quad is going to be a vital arena for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. And I look forward to working closely with — with all of you in the coming years," he added.</p>.<p>The four Quad member countries have been resolving to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.</p>.<p>"We are united by our democratic values, and our commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," Modi said in his initial remarks.</p>.<p>"Our agenda today - covering areas like vaccines, climate change and emerging technologies - makes the Quad a force for global good," he said.</p>