Quad Summit in Manila on Nov 17: Trump, Modi to Meet
The leaders of the Quad — the United States, India, Japan and Australia — are expected to meet in Manila on Tuesday, November 17, for their first leaders’ summit in two years, according to sources in New Delhi and Washington.
First Quad summit since 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the ASEAN summits in Manila, sources in New Delhi confirmed to The Hindu on Saturday evening.
The meeting is expected to take place on the evening of November 17, after Mr Trump lands in Manila. It would be the first Quad leaders’ summit since September 2024, when the group last met in Wilmington, Delaware, and the first to be held in a non-Quad country.
The White House has confirmed that President Trump will take part in a multilateral meeting with Quad leaders in Manila. Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales told reporters that the President would discuss shared interests of peace, prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan’s government has also confirmed that Prime Minister Takaichi will take part.
What is on the agenda?
According to officials familiar with the planning, the talks are expected to focus on critical minerals and supply chains, energy security, and the safety of commercial shipping lanes. Attacks on commercial vessels in other theatres that have killed Indian seafarers are also expected to come up.
A senior US official said no formal agreement is expected from the meeting, and India has not yet officially confirmed the Quad gathering. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that it would keep the media updated on developments in Manila concerning the Quad.
Modi’s Manila visit
Prime Minister Modi will visit Manila from November 16 to 18 at the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He will take part in the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit, both hosted by the Philippines as ASEAN Chair for 2026.
The Indian leader’s programme includes a dinner hosted by President Marcos for visiting leaders, the formal summit sessions on November 17, and a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines. President Trump is scheduled to arrive in Manila on the evening of November 17 and will extend his stay until November 19.
Why the summit matters
The Quad brings together four Indo-Pacific democracies and is not a formal military alliance. The grouping revived its cooperation in 2017 and upgraded it to leader-level meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
India was supposed to host the summit in 2025 and 2026, but that did not materialise. The Manila meeting signals that the four countries can still convene at leaders’ level despite the scheduling delays, and it comes as the region faces fresh questions over trade, supply chains and maritime security.
The Manila summits are expected to draw leaders and representatives from nearly 20 countries and institutions under the theme “Navigating the Future.”
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Source: The Hindu, WION, News9, Reuters — November 15, 2026