New Delhi: – India assured Vietnam of complete cooperation for the modernisation of its defence forces. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held discussions with Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch via videoconferencing. At this time, stress was given on strengthening defence ties between India and Vietnam. This is the third such meeting held between the defence, commerce and […]
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New Delhi: – India fired a salvo of criticism at China saying that the actions and developments in the South China Sea break the trustworthiness in the region. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar also accused China, during the East Asia Summit, of pressurising the south-east Asian countries, to accept the conditions, using ‘Code of Conduct’. […]
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New Delhi: India, Japan and Australia have initiated rapid moves to challenge Chinese domination in the trade sector. Indications have been given to create an independent framework as a part of the efforts to create a reliable product linked supply chain and the removal of obstacles in trade and investment. This framework will be created […]
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New Delhi: – India and Philippines have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the Defence and marine sectors. Both the countries will be focussing on the supply of defence equipment and military training. The Philippines has adopted an aggressive stand regarding the Chinese claims about the South China Sea. Only a few days ago, Philippines announced […]
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New Delhi: – Indian foreign ministry Secretary (East) Riva Ganguli Das said ‘Vietnam is an important partner in the Act East and Indo-Pacific policies. The interest of both the countries is in the peace and stability in the region.’ Tuesday a virtual meeting of the India-Vietnam business forum was held. Riva Ganguli Das was speaking […]
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New Delhi: India had taken a guarded stand regarding the expansion of QUAD cooperation, expecting a vitriolic reaction from China. But Stephen Biegun, US Deputy Secretary of State said that the time has come to expand the QUAD cooperation, by including like-minded countries, with common interests, who are concurring on free and open Indo-Pacific sector. At […]
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Kuala Lumpur: Six Chinese boats, intruding into the Malaysian marine limits, were seized. Along with the ships, 60 Chinese citizens also have been arrested. The arrested Chinese citizens claimed that they were on their way to Africa. But it has been exposed in the past that China has used the Coast Guard and Naval Militia […]
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New Delhi/ Washington: On Friday, the two plus two meeting took place between India and the US, as tensions with China remain high. As per reports, bilateral security and defence cooperation, developments in the Indo-Pacific region and further expedition of QUAD were the topics discussed. A few days ago, news reports stated that the talks were ongoing […]
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Washington: – Against the background of increasing Chinese domination activities, the United States has become active to speed up QUAD in the Indo-Pacific sector. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor (NSA) Robert O’Brien will be holding discussions with the QUAD countries in the months of September and October. US NSA Robert […]
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