President Biden Calls Off Delhi Trip, Quad Meet PostponedWASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden will not attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi next year because the Quad summit, which was to be held a day after, has been postponed. Reports say India has been informed that the January date was inconvenient and another date should be explored. India had proposed that the Quad summit be held in Delhi on January 27 so that the optics of the leaders being present at the R-Day celebrations would enhance the image of the country and politically, the government. The US proposal to push the Quad summit date to a later date means that it will now be held in Delhi after the Indian general elections. While President Barack Obama had attended R-Day events, President Donald Trump had also declined PM Modi’s invitation for the 2019 Republic Day celebrations.

Source: Indian Express December 15, 2023 00:08 UTC