Terming the Quad as a "force of Global Good" the Quad leaders made a number of announcements to address the development priorities of the Indo-Pacific region and of the global community as a whole.
National Press Club said in a statement, "Security staff must be aware that reporters working in the U.S. are protected by the First Amendment, regardless of the nationality of the interview subject, reporter or security teams. This was an on-the-record interview with ground rules set between Mr. Sharma and Mr. Pitroda. The security team had no role related to the content or duration of the interview. They had no right or standing to take Sharma's phone from him or delete content.”
Sheikh Hasina said that she refused to hand over Saint Martin Island to the US which would have enabled the western superpower to have “sway over the Bay of Bengal”.
Harmeet Dhillon had come out in support of the pro-Khalistani elements and Canadian government over allegations against India in Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder case.
While Joe Biden boasted that he is giving “cognitive tests every day” by “running the world”, on several occasions he had irked other leaders, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin by describing him as a “killer”, crazy Son of a bi**h and whatnot.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again raised 'concerns' over religious freedoms in India, citing the alleged rise in 'hate speech', demolitions and anti-conversion laws.
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) passed the ‘Quad Bill’ which aims to establish a working group for bolstering cooperation between the partner countries.