From China to coronavirus vaccine: Here are key takeaways from the historic Quad meeting

India on Friday joined Australia, Japan and the United States to elevate the Quad to the level of the Heads of Governments and to announce a partnership to provide Covid-19 vaccines all across Indo-Pacific - a region, where the four democracies want to counter growing influence and belligerence of China. Here are the key takeaways from the historic meeting: 1. The Quad leaders, including US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday vowed to strive for a “free, open and inclusive” region unconstrained by “coercion" in an apparent reference to China. 2. “A free and open Indo…