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Jaishankar calls for securing Indo-Pacific stability amid global challenges

During his bilateral talks with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, EAM Jaishankar said that the stability, security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific should be secured

India deepens strategic autonomy-bonds with SCO, IPEF and Russia

India is the only common member country to be a part of the SCO and the US-driven Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

Did India err by walking out of IPEF's trade pillar?

Given that India is currently negotiating trade deals with the UK, Canada and EU, is the decision to stay out of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework a step in the wrong direction? Find the answers here

Trade aversion

India must review its IPEF stand

Explained: What walking out of IPEF's trade pillar means for India

Experts said that opting out is a step in the right direction as India may not be prepared enough to handle negotiations dealing with issues such as labour, environment standards and digital trade

India opts out of joining IPEF trade pillar, to wait for final contours

India to wait for final contours before formally associating with IPEF trade pillar, says Goyal

Top Headlines: Direct tax collections jump, broken rice exports, and more

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India not part of IPEF's trade pillar; to decide in national interest

India has not yet agreed to the commitments of the trade pillar of the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and will wait for further clarity on the issue, a top official said on Friday. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal attended the first in-person ministerial meeting of the two-day IPEF, which concluded here. The IPEF was launched jointly by the US and other partner countries of the Indo-Pacific region on May 23 in Tokyo. It seeks to strengthen economic partnership among participating countries with the objective of enhancing resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, economic growth, fairness and competitiveness in the region. The 14 members of the IPEF are -- Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the US. The framework is structured around four pillars relating to trade, supply chains, clean economy, and fair economy. "India has agreed to the remaining three pillars (s

Amazon, Apple to provide digital training to women in Indo-Pacific

The program, undertaken within the broader 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, is focused on Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Indo-Pacific Framework plans to be based on national interest: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is being proposed and India will take its decisions based on the national interest

US NSA to hold trilateral dialogue with Japan, South Korea on Sept 1

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will hold a trilateral dialogue with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea in Hawaii on September 1, the White House announced Tuesday. The meeting assumes significance amidst the growing tension in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly with China engaging in security drills following the Taiwan visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Sullivan, Japan's National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo, and Republic of Korea's Director of the National Security Office Kim Sung-han will meet at the Headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 1, the White House said. "The officials will meet bilaterally on August 31. After the bilateral meeting, Sullivan will visit the United States Indo-Pacific Command to discuss our alliances in defense of the free and open Indo-Pacific," the media announcement said.

China not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: Lanka Prez

China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, apparently attempting to allay fears in India and the US about China's increasing maritime presence in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Wickremesinghe said this ahead of the arrival of a high-tech Chinese research ship, which on Tuesday docked at the Hambantota Port, which Beijing took over on a 99-year-lease as a debt swap in 2017. We do not want Hambantota to be used for military purposes, Wickremesinghe said on Sunday in an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper at the President's House in Colombo. His statement to the Japanese newspaper was apparently aimed at allaying fears in India and the United States about China's increasing maritime presence in the Indo-Pacific. The port was developed as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, but Colombo leased the port to Beijing in 2017 because it became unable to pay back the ...

Three French Rafale jets stop over in India during Indo-Pacific deployment

A French Air and Space Force contingent, including three Rafale jets, was hosted in India during Indo-Pacific deployment, a statement issued by the French Embassy in New Delhi said

China announces naval exercises ahead of Pelosi's possible Taiwan visit

The visit which is mainly seen to build security and economic momentum for the Indo-Pacific is also seen as a move by US to build pressure on China over its claim on Taiwan.

Indo-Pacific defence chiefs meet against backdrop of rising China

Defence chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific gathered this week to bolster their connections against a backdrop of China's ongoing campaign to expand its influence and military presence in the region

Will Australia's climate policy be enough to reboot ties with Indo-Pacific?

Australia Prime minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government's more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations when he meets with island leaders next week in Fiji

China's military activity around Taiwan threatens region: US Defence Secy

Austin noted a steady increase in provocative and destabilising military activity near Taiwan, including almost daily military flights near the island by the People's Republic of China.

Quad important for free and open Indo-Pacific: Japanese PM Kishida

The four-nation Quad grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said here on Friday

India, US need to cooperate more closely in Indo-Pacific region: Wilson

Observing that a strong and vibrant India-US relationship demonstrates their shared values, a top American lawmaker has underscored the need for the two countries to cooperate more closely

FM Wang to visit S Pacific island states as China eyes influence in region

Wang Yi's schedule includes visits to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor from May 26 to June 4