Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo- Pacific region
Aukus brings in its fold two of the three global financial centres: New York and London, leaving only Tokyo out
Modi said this decade will be shaped by talent and people-to-people linkages
China on Friday criticised the grouping, saying the formation of exclusive closed cliques runs against the trend of times, and it is doomed to fail
The first in-person meeting of Quad leaders on September 24 will be the highlight of Prime Minister Modi's three day trip to the US
Nearly 17 years after the deadly 2004 tsunami, the Quad summit will mark a high point in a steady year-long elevation against the backdrop of China's growing economic and military strength and Covid
Alliance could bolster the Quad's impact
Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced, writes T N Ninan
"The seas that separate us, are also the seas that connect us. India sees itself as a net provider of security, in the IOR," said Sandhu
China hit out at the upcoming first-ever Quad summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden, saying the formation of "cliques" targeting other countries "won't be popular" and has "no future".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Quad leaders' summit in Washington on September 24, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. The prime minister is also scheduled to address the 'General Debate' of the high-level segment of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25 in New York, it said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be participating, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and President Joseph R Biden of USA, in the Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington DC, USA, on September 24," the MEA said in a statement. It said the leaders will review progress made since their first virtual summit on March 12 and discuss regional issues of shared interest. "As part of their ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, they will review the Quad Vaccine initiative which was announced in March this year," the MEA said. It said the ..
US President Joe Biden would host the first-ever in-person Quad summit at the White House on September 24
The Quad has evolved 'swiftly' and very 'effectively' and Australia commends India for taking a strong leadership role in the region, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Friday
This is the 25th edition of Exercise Malabar, which began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday asserted that any possible terrorist activity flowing out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and finding its way into India will be firmly dealt with
The ineptness of US presidents, combined with the cluelessness of Americans in foreign lands, contrasts with the Chinese leadership's focus on the accumulation of wealth and power, writes T N Ninan
This is Blinken's first visit to India after assuming charge as the US Secretary of State and the third by a high-ranking Biden administration official after it came to power in January.
US government is pointing to the first leader level Quad summit earlier this year to headline its 'high priority' status for the US-India partnership
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed the first in-person 'Quad' meeting with leaders of India, Japan and Australia in late September
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