Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Japan and China, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that several bilateral meetings will be held on the sidelines of the visits. Speaking to the media, Misri said, “There will be a number of bilateral meetings that will be organised on the sidelines. We are still finalising those meetings and will keep you updated on the proceedings. Ahead of the meetings, it might be a bit forward of me to anticipate and say what will be discussed and what will not be discussed in the meetings.”

On the topic of the QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), Misri highlighted the importance of the forum for regional cooperation. “QUAD is indeed an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity, and development in the Indo-Pacific region. In more recent years, its agenda has expanded to take on issues of practical cooperation and this covers health security, critical and emerging technologies. There's an initiative with regard to critical minerals that has been discussed recently. Overall, with regard to how to make supply chains more resilient, and also infrastructure development. These are all issues that are a priority both for India and for Japan. Both our countries attach high value to this forum and to this partnership. We look forward to working with all Quad partners to take our cooperation forward. I'm sure when the two Prime Ministers meet, the Quad will be a subject that will be discussed between the two of them,” he added.