Amidst a global call by NATO countries and western allies to join sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold back–to–back summits with Quad partners, including an in–person summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday and a virtual summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday.
In addition, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland is expected to visit New Delhi next week, and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a visit on March 30–31. The visit by Ms. Truss is understood to be visiting to finalise the agenda for a possible visit by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Ms. Nuland is expected to be accompanied by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and a senior Department of Defense official. Later this year, PM Modi is expected to travel to Tokyo for the next in–person Quad summit with the U.S. President and the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia.
