Quad leaders discussed COVID, Afghan situation, challenges in Indo-Pacific: Harsh Shringla

At the maiden in-person summit, the Quad leaders shared perspectives on the situation in Afghanistan, the challenges in Indo-Pacific and reaffirmed their commitment to work together to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on September 25 (IST). Speaking at a special briefing after the Quad leaders' meeting, Shringla said that the leaders also discussed a common approach to emerging technologies, cyber security and addressing the challenge of climate change.