President Joe Biden on September 24 (IST) hosted the Quad Leaders' Summit at East Room of the White House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Scott Morrison, and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga took part in the first in-person Quad Summit. “Our four nations met for the first time after the 2004 Tsunami to help the Indo-Pacific region. Today, when the world is fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, we have come here once again as Quad for the welfare of humanity,” said PM Modi in opening remarks at the Summit.