Biden Unlikely to Attend India's Republic Day; Quad Summit Postponed
Tensions in the bilateral relationship between the US and India persist amid recent indictment proceedings against an Indian national.
- US President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend India's Republic Day celebrations in January, despite an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit, initially scheduled for January, is also being postponed to late 2024.
- The US Justice Department recently launched indictment proceedings against an Indian national allegedly involved in a plot to assassinate a US-based pro-Khalistan leader, causing some tension in the bilateral relationship.
- Biden's decision not to travel to India also comes at a time of some tension in the bilateral relationship.
- The previous Quad Summit took place in May in Japan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.