<h1>Australian PM says QUAD leaders likely to meet in Q1 with India hosting despite trade tensions and summit delays</h1> The Australian prime minister said the four-nation QUAD is an important diplomatic forum and expressed hope for a leaders' meeting in the first quarter of next year, with India expected to host. Planned summits were disrupted by political instability in Japan and strained India-US relations following recent US-imposed tariffs and levies on Indian imports, including oil, which India labeled unfair. The statement signals intent to reconvene the QUAD despite bilateral trade disputes and regional summit scheduling pressures involving other major powers.