Focus on Quad as PM heads to Japan

Quad is an important platform for working on and promoting peace, prosperity and development in the Indo-Pacific region, said foreign secretary Vikram Misri , amid uncertainty over the Quad summit India would like to host in Nov. The remarks came ahead of PM Narendra Modi 's visit to Japan this week. The US had joined India in reaffirming in a joint state-ment its commitment to promoting a saferIndo-Pacific region.