As de facto Quad leader, Modi cements progress in Biden years

New York Prime Minister Narendra Modi consolidated the achievements of the India-US relationship that were set in motion under the Joe Biden presidency. He emerged as the de facto leader of Quad and helped the group achieve a degree of higher strategic convergence. He left an impression on the multilateral stage with both his agenda of peace and India’s traditional demand for reform of global governance structures. He continued to position India as a possible player in eventual peace negotiations on Ukraine. He had bilateral meetings that spoke of India’s varied foreign policy priorities. He kept a laser focus on India’s own technological and economic imperatives. And he deftly managed a divided American political landscape.