US President Joe Biden Unlikely to Travel to India for Republic Day Celebrations in January

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:57am on 12 Dec 2023,Tuesday India Global

US President Joe Biden is unlikely to visit India next month to be the Chief Guest at the 2024 Republic Day celebrations, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi having extended an invitation in September, according to sources. The invitation has not been officially confirmed by India yet. Separately, the proposed Quad summit dates in late 2024 were found not suitable for all partners, so new dates are being considered for the meeting to be hosted by India. Biden gracing the Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest was uncertain already, and the postponement of the Quad summit makes the January 26 date impossible. With no revised timeline yet for either event, Biden's India visit next month seems implausible now.

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