Beijing's growing economic might, military modernisation, and aggressive diplomatic efforts were already eroding America's competitive advantage and shifting the regional balance of power in the Indo-Pacific before the COVID-19 crisis began, said the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

The White House said the virtual meeting of the countries known as the Quad would show the importance Biden placed on the Indo-Pacific region and focus on ways to fight the coronavirus, cooperate on economic growth and the climate crisis

Twitter had blocked Trump's account a few days after the violent uprising by his supporters at the US Capitol on January 6. Along with Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms had also banned Trump after the US Capitol incident

The Prime Minister also congratulated Kamala Harris on being sworn in as first lady, black, and South Asian US Vice President, saying he looked forward to interacting with her to make India-US relations more robust

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Prime Minister Modi has 64.7 million followers as of now whereas Trump had 88.7 million followers before Twitter removed his account

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US Capitol violence: The Capitol building was locked down and police moved in with guns drawn as Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated to secure locations

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The US-India relationship was made all the stronger with a great diplomat and leader as my friend, Pompeo tweeted

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with the highest degree Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit which is given only to the Head of State or Government

Having deliberately opted out of the world's largest trade bloc, RCEP, India can now push for the limited trade deal with the US

Interestingly, PM Modi is also likely to visit London in 2021 to attend the G-7 summit, for which the British premier had extended him an invitation.

In a statement, Twitter has said that they will transfer the @POTUS account to the team of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. This will happen even if Donald Trump doesn't concede that he lost the election.

The two leaders discussed their priorities such as containing the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting access to affordable vaccines, tackling climate change and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati said the virtual summit on November 21-22 will largely focus on addressing the implications of the coronavirus pandemic and future health care plans

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