No country should dominate others: Quad in clear message to China
4 months, 3 weeks ago

No country should dominate others: Quad in clear message to China

New Indian Express  

TOKYO: In a loud and clear message to China, the Quad on Monday reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, vowing to work towards a region where no country dominates others and each state is free from coercion in all its forms. Without directly naming China, the four foreign ministers expressed serious concern over the situation in the East and South China Seas and reiterated the Quad's strong opposition to any "unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion." "We reaffirm the Quad's steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and resilient, and are united in our commitment to upholding the free and open rules-based international order, with its strong support for the principle of freedom, human rights, the rule of law, democratic values, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and peaceful settlement of disputes," the ministers said. The ministers also referred to increasing Chinese manoeuvres in the South China Sea, especially the "dangerous use" of coast guard and maritime militia vessels.

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Troops from Japan, US & Australia to hold joint training amid concerns over Chinese aggression
1 month, 1 week ago

Troops from Japan, US & Australia to hold joint training amid concerns over Chinese aggression

Firstpost  

In a joint statement, the ministers shared “serious concern” over destabilising actions in the East and South China Seas, including “dangerous conduct” by China’s military against vessels from the Philippines and other regional nations Troops from Japan, US, and Australia will train together in Northern Australia. Image used for representational purpose/AP Japan will deploy troops to northern Australia for joint …

'China behaving aggressively, testing us': Biden caught telling Quad leaders on hot mic
3 months ago

'China behaving aggressively, testing us': Biden caught telling Quad leaders on hot mic

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic telling leaders of the Quad nations that China was behaving aggressively and testing them all across the region “on several fronts, including on economic and technology issues”. The statement came during the Quad Leaders' Summit on Saturday, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

No, Quad hasn’t lost its relevance; India is forcing it to become more broad-based and that’s a good thing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

No, Quad hasn’t lost its relevance; India is forcing it to become more broad-based and that’s a good thing

Firstpost  

See what India is doing alongside Quad with Southeast Asian nations to understand how New Delhi is threading the China needle Never a dull moment in geopolitics. Goyal justified India’s decision to back out of the RCEP trade deal by saying, “We would have been a nation of salesmen hawking Chinese goods.” The minister’s comments and his exchange of barbs …

Beijing decries Quad for bloc confrontation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing decries Quad for bloc confrontation

China Daily  

This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. China said on Monday it firmly opposes the bloc confrontation tactics being employed by some countries in the name of opposing coercion, after a meeting of top diplomats from Australia, India, Japan and the United States raised concerns over the situation in the East China …

Biggest regional risk factor is US destroying trust and cooperation: China Daily editorial
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biggest regional risk factor is US destroying trust and cooperation: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart Yokota Air Base on July 29 after participating in the QUAD ministerial meeting in Tokyo, Japan. Historical complexities used to be the single most important factor in the way of claimant countries resolving their territorial disputes in the East and South China seas. Labeling China as …

Quad Lashes Out At China Again, Talks Of ‘Militarization Of Disputed Features’ In South China Sea
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Quad Lashes Out At China Again, Talks Of ‘Militarization Of Disputed Features’ In South China Sea

ABP News  

Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting: The Foreign Ministers of Quad countries – India, United States, Japan, and Australia – met in the Japanese capital of Tokyo for yet another round of talks on the next steps of the grouping even as they came down heavily on China, particularly to Beijing’s belligerent activities in the South China and East China Seas referring …

Jaishankar on resolving India-China tensions: ‘Not looking to other countries’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaishankar on resolving India-China tensions: ‘Not looking to other countries’

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday ruled out a third party mediation for India to resolve its issues with China. “India is the host for this year's Quad and we are still discussing when to do the Summit.Regarding the agenda, we came up with some new ideas today but I can generally tell you that the idea for example …

China accuses Quad of stirring up conflicts, 'inciting' confrontation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China accuses Quad of stirring up conflicts, 'inciting' confrontation

The Hindu  

China on July 29 accused the Quad nations of “artificially creating tension”, “inciting confrontation” and “contain” the development of other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Beijing's statement came hours after the foreign ministers of the Quad countries, comprising the U.S., Japan, India and Australia, in a meeting in Tokyo, reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, vowing to …

QUAD countries agree to expand maritime domain awareness initiative to Indian Ocean
4 months, 3 weeks ago

QUAD countries agree to expand maritime domain awareness initiative to Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The Quad agreed on Monday to expand a maritime domain awareness initiative to the Indian Ocean to bolster security and counter illegal activities even as the grouping challenged China’s aggressive behaviour by reiterating its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region where “no country dominates”. Without naming China, a joint statement issued after the meeting reiterated Quad’s “steadfast commitment” …

Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India meeting Monday in Tokyo compiled a set of measures to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity and to support other Asia-Pacific countries in improving their defenses during growing tensions in the regional seas. After the meeting, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister …

India seeks bigger role in Indo-Pacific as China continues on aggressive path
1 year, 4 months ago

India seeks bigger role in Indo-Pacific as China continues on aggressive path

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a "guarantee" that during his third term, India will become the third largest economy, one place below China, a country with which India is having bilateral issues for quite a while now. The recent developments in the region are hinting that India is seeking a big-brother role in the Indo-Pacific region, especially for countries …

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang slams U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy as ‘encirclement’
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang slams U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy as ‘encirclement’

The Hindu  

Beijing China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang on March 7 accused the United States of attempting “to encircle China” through its Indo-Pacific strategy, taking aim at what he called “exclusive blocs” led by the U.S. “The U.S. ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy’ seeks to gang up to form exclusive blocs, stir up confrontation, and undermine regional integration,” said Mr. Qin, speaking at the Foreign …

Quad FMs, wary of China’s might, push Indo-Pacific options
1 year, 9 months ago

Quad FMs, wary of China’s might, push Indo-Pacific options

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States offered sharp but veiled criticism of China on Friday, even as they maintained their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at countering Beijing. In a direct shot at China, which has become increasingly aggressive in the Pacific and has alarmed its smaller neighbors by pushing claims to …

Diplomacy or Direct Action in India-US Ties – What Will Blinken Tell Jaishankar?
1 year, 9 months ago

Diplomacy or Direct Action in India-US Ties – What Will Blinken Tell Jaishankar?

The Quint  

Since the G20 foreign ministers will be constrained by divisions and unable to move the needle towards a joint communique, New Delhi and Washington will engage in other formats, work on their bilateral agenda and do what can be done. During his two-day visit, Blinken will discuss the newly launched US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies or iCET, arrangements …

The impending beatitude of Xi Jinping
2 years, 2 months ago

The impending beatitude of Xi Jinping

New Indian Express  

Much of the developed world now sees an assertive China—flexing its muscles in its neighbourhood, upgrading its naval presence in the Indo Pacific, expanding its global economic influence, flaunting its advanced technologies and manipulating multilateral institutions—as a strategic competitor. The United States had recognised China as a potential superpower rival even in the early 2000s, but the lure of business …

Quad members commit themselves towards expanding UNSC
2 years, 3 months ago

Quad members commit themselves towards expanding UNSC

India TV News  

Highlights Quad countries have committed themselves towards expanding the 15-member world body It is in both permanent and the non-permanent categories A joint statement issued following a meeting of Quad foreign ministers in New York Days after US President Joe Biden stressed reforming the UN Security Council, Quad countries have committed themselves towards expanding the 15-member world body in both …

India envisages free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on rules-based order: EAM Jaishankar
2 years, 4 months ago

India envisages free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on rules-based order: EAM Jaishankar

The Hindu  

India envisages a free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on a rules-based order, sustainable and transparent infrastructure investment, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on August 18 as he emphasised on mutual respect for sovereignty, amid China flexing its muscles in the strategic region. Delivering a lecture on 'India's Vision of the Indo-Pacific' at the prestigious Chulalongkorn University here, …

Will a revived Quad balance the scales of power in the Indo-Pacific?
2 years, 6 months ago

Will a revived Quad balance the scales of power in the Indo-Pacific?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST The first in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue summit in more than two years was held in Tokyo on May 24. Although Brendan Nelson, a former Australian Defence Minister from the Labor Party, had assured Beijing during a visit to China that Australia would not “do anything unnecessarily that upsets any other country”, the new …

China continues to ‘harden its position’ along border with India: U.S. Defence Secretary
2 years, 6 months ago

China continues to ‘harden its position’ along border with India: U.S. Defence Secretary

The Hindu  

Beijing continues to “harden its position” along the border that it shares with India, U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin said on Saturday while stating that the People’s Republic of China adopts a more “coercive and aggressive approach” to its territorial claims. “We’re also working together to make the region’s security architecture more transparent and more inclusive.” Mr. Austin …

Quad launches ‘anti-China’ maritime surveillance plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Quad launches ‘anti-China’ maritime surveillance plan

Al Jazeera  

Quad’s initiative is designed to enable Indo-Pacific nations to track illegal fishing and incursions by Chinese vessels in real time. And although the Quad did not mention China by name, analysts say the initiative is aimed at addressing long-held complaints from countries in the region about unauthorised fishing by Chinese boats in their exclusive economic zones as well as encroachment …

Is Australia the weakest link in stopping Quad from addressing the question of China?
2 years, 7 months ago

Is Australia the weakest link in stopping Quad from addressing the question of China?

Firstpost  

As China continues to bully its neighbours and plays aggressor on the high seas, newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are looked at with interest to see if they reverse Scott Morrison’s stand on China. Although Japan and India have been consistent in their approach to maintaining status quo in the Indo-Pacific, the Quad …

At Tokyo summit, Quad offers ‘tangible benefits’ to counter China
2 years, 7 months ago

At Tokyo summit, Quad offers ‘tangible benefits’ to counter China

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia unveil Indo-Pacific maritime surveillance plan, pledge $50bn in infrastructure investment in bid to counter China. In a joint statement, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia’s new leader Anthony Albanese said the Quad’s latest measures are aimed at demonstrating that the group “is a …

QUAD Meet: What Is Indo-Pacific Economic Framework & How Does It Concern India?
2 years, 7 months ago

QUAD Meet: What Is Indo-Pacific Economic Framework & How Does It Concern India?

The Quint  

While an analysis of the full details is yet to be done, the IPEF appears to be an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which the US quit in 2017 under its former president, Donald Trump. The objective would be to establish a platform that would see separate negotiations among participants on varying issues of interest, taking into account their individual …

QUAD to push back on belligerence in Indo-Pacific in Tokyo
2 years, 7 months ago

QUAD to push back on belligerence in Indo-Pacific in Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Expectations have been raised over QUAD’s pushback to belligerence in the Indo-Pacific at the May 24 Tokyo summit meeting with US affirming that Senkaku Islands, disputed by China, calls under the ambit of Japan-US security treaty and signaling that America would come to Tokyo’s military aid in the event of attack from Beijing. The US affirmation of Senkaku …

US signals focus back on China, QUAD summit on May 24
2 years, 7 months ago

US signals focus back on China, QUAD summit on May 24

Hindustan Times  

With White House announcing the QUAD summit during US President Joseph Biden’s bilateral visit to Japan and South Korea on May 24, Washington has signaled that it has not forgotten Indo-Pacific amidst the never-ending turmoil in Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US president Joe Biden, Japanese premier Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Scott Morrison While the White House statement makes …

The Quad’s message to China | The View From India
2 years, 10 months ago

The Quad’s message to China | The View From India

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. The Foreign Ministers of the Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad, who met in Melbourne on Friday for their fourth ministerial meeting, announced a number of initiatives that underlined the grouping’s widening scope, from speeding up the delivery of more than a billion Covid vaccines …

China says Quad, AUKUS are ‘cliques’ in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy
2 years, 10 months ago

China says Quad, AUKUS are ‘cliques’ in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

The Hindu  

China has equated the India, U.S., Australia, Japan Quad grouping with the AUKUS defence pact, calling both “exclusive cliques” part of the Biden administration’s “ill-intentioned” Indo-Pacific strategy. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in Melbourne last week for the Quad Foreign Ministers meet, rejected that criticism, saying on Friday, “Our record, actions and stance are fairly clear and by criticising them …

For something: The Hindu Editorial on the Quad
2 years, 10 months ago

For something: The Hindu Editorial on the Quad

The Hindu  

The Quad Ministerial meeting in Melbourne, meant to set the stage for a meeting by the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. later this year in Tokyo, ended with outcomes that showcased its “positive agenda” in the Indo-Pacific region. From plans to deliver more than a billion vaccine doses — India-made with U.S. funding and distributed through Japanese …

Cracks in Quad are Showing, from Doubts over US Pledge to Indo-Pacific to Differences over Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Cracks in Quad are Showing, from Doubts over US Pledge to Indo-Pacific to Differences over Ukraine

News 18  

So exciting for us in Melbourne to have hosted the latest Quad meeting, this time of foreign ministers from India, Japan, the US and Australia. The ‘elephant in the room’ for the Quad is: that while China is the major trading partner of most countries in this region, the US trading involvement locally is not as strong. But US Secretary …

Beijing says Quad a tool to contain China, stoke confrontation
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing says Quad a tool to contain China, stoke confrontation

The Hindu  

Terming the Quad alliance between the US, India, Australia and Japan as a “tool” to contain China’s rise, Beijing said on Friday that the grouping is a “deliberate move” to stoke confrontation and it is doomed to fail. “China believes that the Quad mechanism is only a tool to contain China,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media …

Quad embraces Asean spirit of cooperation
3 years, 2 months ago

Quad embraces Asean spirit of cooperation

Hindustan Times  

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad comprising Australia, India, Japan and the United States initially sought to address non-traditional security challenges in the backdrop of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Further, Asean’s ability to resolve contentious regional issues amicably without intervention of major powers is a remarkable feature which is exemplified by its continuous relevance to international politics despite …

Aggressiveness, coercive nature of China is frequent topic of discussion among Quad says Pentagon
3 years, 2 months ago

Aggressiveness, coercive nature of China is frequent topic of discussion among Quad says Pentagon

The Hindu  

China's aggressiveness and the coercive nature in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region is a frequent topic of discussion among the Quad nations, the Pentagon has said. In November 2017, India, Japan, the U.S. and Australia gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free …

Quad will find no support, says China
3 years, 3 months ago

Quad will find no support, says China

The Hindu  

China on Friday repeated its increasingly frequent denunciations of the India, U.S., Australia and Japan Quad grouping ahead of the four countries’ first in-person leaders summit in Washington, saying the group would “find no support”. Doomed to fail It will find no support and is doomed to fail,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in Beijing, calling on “relevant countries” …

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders

India TV News  

US Vice President Kamala Harris would host a separate meeting with the prime ministers of three Quad countries - India, Australia and Japan - at the White House to discuss with them the important factors for democracies to go forward, officials said. President Joe Biden, the three prime ministers -- Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from …

Quad leaders press for ‘free’ Indo-Pacific amid China tensions
3 years, 3 months ago

Quad leaders press for ‘free’ Indo-Pacific amid China tensions

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of the US, India, Australia and Japan also agree to cooperate on COVID-19 vaccines, clean energy and space during the White House meeting. Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia have pledged to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific region “undaunted by coercion” at their first in-person summit, which presented a united front amid shared concerns about …

Getting back in business in the Indo-Pacific
3 years, 4 months ago

Getting back in business in the Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

United States President Joe Biden executed a bold diplomatic outreach to the Indo-Pacific region last month through carefully choreographed visits of his three top officials — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Southeast Asian dynamics The visit by Mr. Austin covering three important ASEAN member-states …

China is Planning Its Own Regional Security Dialogue to Counter Quad
3 years, 5 months ago

China is Planning Its Own Regional Security Dialogue to Counter Quad

News 18  

The first leaders’ meeting of the Quadrilateral grouping, or Quad, took place virtually on March 12, 2021, within 50 days of United States President Joe Biden assuming office. Hitherto dismissive, China now lashed out, terming Quad as “enclosed small cliques with ideology as the yardstick is the sure way to destroy the international order”. According to ‘Foreign Affairs’, Russia “has …

Quad summit in October, rising China on agenda
3 years, 5 months ago

Quad summit in October, rising China on agenda

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan later this year, White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday. What started as an instrument to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, Quad has now become a democratic tool to help the world in vaccine supply, human disaster relief, counter-terrorism, …

The four dimensions that will shape Quad
3 years, 6 months ago

The four dimensions that will shape Quad

Hindustan Times  

Three months after its virtual summit on March 12, the Quad — composed of the United States, India, Japan and Australia — is attaining greater consolidation, even as its challenges acquire a sharper edge. Another is the Quad’s relative silence and inaction on Myanmar, even as ASEAN’s mediation initiative has received public support from China. Four, the Pacific dimension goes …

In its hour of need, Quad members stand with India
3 years, 7 months ago

In its hour of need, Quad members stand with India

Hindustan Times  

As China gains ground in a global competition across the military, economic, diplomatic, and technological domains, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue made up of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States is finally finding its footing. Australia has announced a support package for India, although Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s banning of Australian citizens from returning home from India has created a …

Quad an exclusive ‘clique’, working against China: Foreign ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

Quad an exclusive ‘clique’, working against China: Foreign ministry

Hindustan Times  

The four-member Quad is an exclusive clique rallying countries to work against China, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday a day after Dhaka criticised Beijing for saying any engagement with the bloc would damage ties with Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Bangladesh’s foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, was quoted by local media as saying that the remarks of the Chinese ambassador …

Quad Group Makes Vaccine Deal as Wary China Watches On
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad Group Makes Vaccine Deal as Wary China Watches On

The Quint  

This did not align with the strategic impulse of Rudd’s Labor party, which was to continue to elevate relations with Beijing. It has been described as “Quad 2.0”, to distinguish it from its first iteration. However, until last week, when newly-elected President Joe Biden decided that in his first significant foreign policy initiative he would bring together Quad leaders, the …

China's Nightmare: In a First, Biden-Modi-Morrison-Suga Write Joint Op-ed on Free Indo-Pacific Region
3 years, 9 months ago

China's Nightmare: In a First, Biden-Modi-Morrison-Suga Write Joint Op-ed on Free Indo-Pacific Region

News 18  

In a rare move, the four leaders of the recent Quad Summit — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga – shared vision for an Indo-Pacific region that is “free, open, resilient and inclusive”, in a joint opinion piece published by Washington Post on Sunday. To strengthen our …

Why the Quad is Necessary to Handle a Perseveringly Aggressive China
3 years, 9 months ago

Why the Quad is Necessary to Handle a Perseveringly Aggressive China

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s said during the Quad summit that the group ‘has come of age and will be an important pillar of security in the Indo-Pacific region’. China’s economic and military rise threatens future trade and military security equations in the Indo-Pacific region as Beijing has increasingly shown an aggressive behavior on territorial disputes with an expansionist mindset, be …

Quad countries' meet today to raise 'free and open Indo-Pacific' agenda; strained ties with China pose hurdles
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad countries' meet today to raise 'free and open Indo-Pacific' agenda; strained ties with China pose hurdles

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will hold the first-ever Quadrilateral grouping leaders’ summit on Friday, with issues like a free and open Indo-pacific, climate change and vaccine supply on the agenda. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the leaders will discuss regional …

The first meeting of the Quad could test Australia's relationship with China
3 years, 9 months ago

The first meeting of the Quad could test Australia's relationship with China

ABC  

The past few months has seen something of a stalemate in China's escalating trade sanctions against Australia. The Prime Minister will join his US, Japanese and Indian counterparts early Saturday morning Australian time for the first leader-level meeting of what's known as the "Quad". Biden called Xi Jinping a "thug" during one of the presidential debates and has made this …

Quad: strategic opportunity or quagmire?
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad: strategic opportunity or quagmire?

The Hindu  

On March 5, the Indian media carried news reports, based on remarks by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known briefly as Quad, would soon meet at summit level, thus signalling the importance attached to this grouping by the Biden administration. India’s engagement with the Quad goes back to China’s expanding footprint in South Asia and …

Japan PM Talks to Modi, Says 'Concerned' Over Change in Status Quo in East, South China Sea
3 years, 9 months ago

Japan PM Talks to Modi, Says 'Concerned' Over Change in Status Quo in East, South China Sea

News 18  

In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga on Monday expressed concern over “unilateral attempts” to change the status quo in the East and South China Sea, China’s recently-passed Coast Guard Law and the situation in Hong Kong. The Prime Ministers also talked about Japan-India relations and decided they would “continue their effort to …

India is Asia’s “gravity point’’, says Japanese Deputy Defence Minister
3 years, 11 months ago

India is Asia’s “gravity point’’, says Japanese Deputy Defence Minister

The Hindu  

Describing India as “Asia’s gravity point”, Japanese Deputy Minister of Defence Yasuhide Nakayama has said his country would like to see India “commit more” towards the Quadrilateral coalition or Quad. In an interview to news channel Wion, Mr. Nakayama also expressed concerns over growing challenges emanating from Chinese military assertiveness in the key maritime zones in the region, and said …

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