Modi, too, had come all the way, at the very end of Biden’s term, to the President’s hometown, when the political returns from such a visit are limited, and swapped the opportunity to host the Quad summit with the US because Biden had made a request.

PM Narendra Modi expressed thanks to US President Joe Biden for returning 297 ‘invaluable antiquities’ trafficked from India.

Washington: In his meeting with Quad leaders both in multilateral and bilateral settings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forward India's views and commitments for global growth, development, peace and security. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri made these remarks at a special briefing in New York on Sunday.