What the AUKUS military pact means for India and the Quad | In Focus podcast
3 years, 3 months ago

What the AUKUS military pact means for India and the Quad | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Days ahead of this week's upcoming first in-person meeting in Washington of the leaders of the Quad — India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. — Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. made a surprise announcement of a new landmark trilateral security partnership. Dubbed AUKUS, the initiative will see Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.K. and the U.S. In this episode, we break down what the AUKUS deal is about, the implications for India and the Quad, and what it means for the broader evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific region. Host: Ananth Krishnan, China correspondent, The Hindu Guests: Suhasini Haidar, National Editor and Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu, Dinakar Peri, Defence Correspondent, The Hindu Episode Notes Suhasini Haidar, Five Main Issues On the Quad Agenda The Hindu editorial, Three is Company

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

Quad gets an Indian boost
3 months ago

Quad gets an Indian boost

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States is going well, what with the visit to Wilmington, and the hugs and the handshakes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Quad Leaders Summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware, USA, Saturday. Out of four, …

QUAD may announce expansion of maritime pact to Indian Ocean: White House
3 months ago

QUAD may announce expansion of maritime pact to Indian Ocean: White House

ABP News  

Washington, Sep 21 : The QUAD summit has plans to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness initiative from South East Asia to the Indian Ocean Region, the White House said Friday. A formal announcement about the expansion will be made in Wilmington on Saturday, a senior administration official told reporters on condition of anonymity Besides the expansion, the …

India and Quad: A tale of collaboration
3 months ago

India and Quad: A tale of collaboration

Hindustan Times  

The Quad summit to be held on September 21 in United States president Joe Biden’s hometown, Wilmington, will be the sixth since the meetings at this level were initiated in March 2021 by the Biden administration, within months of taking over in January that year. Including the upcoming one, Biden would have hosted four when he leaves office — there …

Rajnath bound for US after DAC clears Predator and QUAD deals
4 months ago

Rajnath bound for US after DAC clears Predator and QUAD deals

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will leave for a five-day trip to the US beginning August 21 after the Indian Defence Acquisition Council cleared the MQ-9B Predator drone deal with amendments and the Indian Navy's tie-up with HawkEye 360 as part of the much awaited QUAD Indo-Pacific Partnership of Maritime Domain Awareness, people familiar with the details said on …

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 …

More talk than substance in Japan joining AUKUS
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More talk than substance in Japan joining AUKUS

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California US March 13, 2023. However, many analysts both in and outside the three member nations have raised questions about Japan joining AUKUS, which has a strong "Anglophone" character. …

More talk than substance in Japan joining AUKUS
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More talk than substance in Japan joining AUKUS

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California US March 13, 2023. However, many analysts both in and outside the three member nations have raised questions about Japan joining AUKUS, which has a strong "Anglophone" character. …

AUKUS will ensure safety, security, and peace in the Indo-Pacific: US official
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AUKUS will ensure safety, security, and peace in the Indo-Pacific: US official

The Hindu  

The AUKUS trilateral cooperation between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom will ensure safety, security and peace in the Indo-Pacific, said Bonnie Denise Jenkins, U.S. Ms. Jenkins stressed that AUKUS does not violate the non-proliferation treaty and Australia will remain a non-nuclear state that does not acquire nuclear weapons. To a question from The Hindu on the conversations …

Quad, CECA on the agenda at India-Australia 2+2 dialogue
1 year, 1 month ago

Quad, CECA on the agenda at India-Australia 2+2 dialogue

The Hindu  

The upcoming Quad summit is expected to figure prominently in the 2+2 Ministerial dialogue between India and Australia on Monday, with both countries also likely to take stock of their ongoing negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. Ms. Wong and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will also hold the 14th Foreign Ministerial Framework Dialogue on Tuesday, “to take stock …

India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue: A look at all that will be on table
1 year, 1 month ago

India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue: A look at all that will be on table

Firstpost  

The delegation will meet with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and other senior Indian officials to discuss bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to India for the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with their Indian counterparts External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and …

Quad foreign ministers meet on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session
1 year, 3 months ago

Quad foreign ministers meet on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The foreign ministers of the Quad nations--Australia, India, Japan and the United States--met in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. “We commit to advance the initiatives announced by our leaders in Hiroshima to support the Indo-Pacific region through practical cooperation, including on climate change and clean energy supply chains, and …

AUKUS could expand in second phase to include other countries, US officials say, while challenges remain for nuclear subs delivery
1 year, 5 months ago

AUKUS could expand in second phase to include other countries, US officials say, while challenges remain for nuclear subs delivery

ABC  

Senior US officials say they are in talks with a "variety" of other countries about potentially involving them in the second phase of the AUKUS agreement. Key points: White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said other allies could potentially take part in the second phase He did not name which countries the US has been talking to, however Canada and …

Jumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties
1 year, 6 months ago

Jumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties

The Hindu  

Over the last few years, there has been incredible momentum in U.S.-India ties, driven primarily by their defence relationship. Furthermore, new areas in defence space exchanges have been identified based on the cooperation between the U.S. Space Command and India’s Defence Space Agency. India’s ‘Major Defence Partner’ status along with the four foundational agreements signed with the U.S. now allow …

Indo-US ties: How Kurt Campbell's recent statement rejuvenates the spirit of Quad
1 year, 8 months ago

Indo-US ties: How Kurt Campbell's recent statement rejuvenates the spirit of Quad

Firstpost  

Kurt Campbell, the Indo Pacific Coordinator of US National Security Council and points man for President Biden at the White House was in conversation with the CEO of Centre for New American Security on Thursday. In a recent article in The Diplomat, Cleo Paskal, an authority on Pacific issues has written, “What is going on in Solomon Islands is the …

The View From India | What AUKUS means for India
1 year, 9 months ago

The View From India | What AUKUS means for India

The Hindu  

On March 13, Anthony Albanese, Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden, leaders of Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., appeared in front of the USS Missouri, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, in San Diego, California, to unveil how they plan to put in place a decades-long partnership in undersea military systems and strategic technology. The meat of the plan, as The …

AUKUS | A three-way alliance in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 9 months ago

AUKUS | A three-way alliance in the Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

On March 13, Anthony Albanese, Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden, leaders of Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., appeared in front of the USS Missouri, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, in San Diego, California, to unveil the AUKUS agreement. At its crux, the AUKUS partnership is about helping Australia, the island continent in Oceania right outside the “second island chain” …

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

The Hindu  

The story so far: United States President Joe Biden, alongside his Australian and British counterparts Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak, unveiled on Monday, March 13, a deal to sell U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and to provide American technology for the production of such submarines in British and Australian facilities. Stating that challenges to global stability had only grown …

Sharp divides: On the implications of the AUKUS trilateral defence pact
1 year, 9 months ago

Sharp divides: On the implications of the AUKUS trilateral defence pact

The Hindu  

The joint appearance by the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, at the Naval Base Point Loma, U.S., this week, and their detailing about their “AUKUS” trilateral defence pact are significant in optics and substance, suggesting a new chapter in the global great power rivalry. The new alliance is seen as a counter to China exerting …

China says AUKUS deal going down ‘wrong and dangerous path’
1 year, 9 months ago

China says AUKUS deal going down ‘wrong and dangerous path’

The Hindu  

Expressing its “firm opposition” to Monday’s announcement on Australia’s purchase of nuclear-powered submarines, China’s government on March 14 slammed the Australia, United States and United Kingdom partnership as going “down the wrong and dangerous path” and undermining international nuclear non-proliferation. It will only exacerbate arms race, undermine the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and hurt regional peace and stability,” Foreign Ministry …

AUKUS not a challenge to ‘anybody’: Joe Biden
1 year, 9 months ago

AUKUS not a challenge to ‘anybody’: Joe Biden

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden has dismissed China's concerns about the AUKUS trilateral security pact as he met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The submarines won't carry nuclear weapons, but the pact has been strongly criticised by China, which has accused the members of having a "Cold War mentality." US President Joe Biden called the moment "an inflection point in history" …

Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese to meet in San Diego to finalise AUKUS deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese to meet in San Diego to finalise AUKUS deal

The Hindu  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is heading to San Diego on March 12, 2023 to finalise the AUKUS deal — a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. that will provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. “I am travelling to the United States today to launch the next stage of the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme, a project which …

Quad Foreign Ministers’ meet today, Indo-Pacific region on agenda
1 year, 9 months ago

Quad Foreign Ministers’ meet today, Indo-Pacific region on agenda

Live Mint  

India is hosting a Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi today, March 3. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan Hayashi Yoshimasa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate in the Quad Summit. Earlier in February, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad comprising India, the United States, …

Beyond the Quad: Booming Security Cooperation Efforts in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 10 months ago

Beyond the Quad: Booming Security Cooperation Efforts in the Indo-Pacific

The Diplomat  

Quad partners are becoming much more serious about security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Reciprocal Access Agreement said that the agreement is meant to “simplify procedures when implementing cooperative activities, such as port calls of vessels and joint exercises between the two countries and further promote bilateral security and defense cooperation.” A U.K. government press release said that the agreement “will …

UK invites India to join AUKUS agreement. Will India join trilateral security pact?
1 year, 10 months ago

UK invites India to join AUKUS agreement. Will India join trilateral security pact?

India TV News  

AUKUS agreement: In a major development, Britain has called India to join the QUAD-like trilateral security pact called, AUKUS, with an aim to secure the Indo-Pacific region from soaring Chinese aggression. However, in an unforeseen turn of events, the chair of the UK’s defence select committee recently suggested expanding the pact, with India and Japan playing a key role in …

India's Impactful Diplomacy Foils China's Bid Against AUKUS Nuclear Submarines Plan At IAEA: Sources
2 years, 2 months ago

India's Impactful Diplomacy Foils China's Bid Against AUKUS Nuclear Submarines Plan At IAEA: Sources

ABP News  

New Delhi: China has withdrawn a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency against the AUKUS grouping seeking to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines following India's objective view on the issue, government sources said. The AUKUS security partnership announced in September last that it would facilitate Australia in getting technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. The Indian Mission to the …

China withdraws proposal against AUKUS nuclear submarines plan at IAEA
2 years, 2 months ago

China withdraws proposal against AUKUS nuclear submarines plan at IAEA

The Hindu  

“China has withdrawn a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency against the AUKUS grouping seeking to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines following India’s objective view on the issue,” sources said. The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS The AUKUS security partnership announced in September last it would facilitate Australia getting technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. The Indian …

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 to host Quad senior officials meeting on September 5 and 6
2 years, 3 months ago

India to host Quad senior officials meeting on September 5 and 6

The Hindu  

New Delhi will host an official-level meeting of the Quad grouping with the U.S., Japan and Australia next week, the first such “Senior Officers Meeting” to be held since tensions with China over Taiwan have risen. The Quad SOM meeting slated for September 5-6, is one of a number of meetings to be held between India and its Indo-Pacific partners …

The aftermath of the AUKUS deal at the Shangri-la Dialogue
2 years, 5 months ago

The aftermath of the AUKUS deal at the Shangri-la Dialogue

Hindustan Times  

The heads of government of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States consists of a trilateral security pact, known by the acronym, AUKUS, the nuclear coalition has ignited unprecedented French rage. Without naming China, US President Joe Biden cleverly announced that “in order to deal with rapidly evolving threats,” the US and Britain would share with Australia, intelligence and …

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 …

Security in friendship: The Hindu Editorial on Tokyo Quad summit
2 years, 6 months ago

Security in friendship: The Hindu Editorial on Tokyo Quad summit

The Hindu  

The recent summit meeting of the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, could not have come at a more critical juncture in world politics. Between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has destabilised accepted norms on respecting territorial sovereignty; its knock-on effects on commodity and input prices, fuelling inflationary pressures and impacting global supply chains; and the lingering effects …

Quad leaders renew pledge for free, open Indo-Pacific
2 years, 6 months ago

Quad leaders renew pledge for free, open Indo-Pacific

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Renewing their “steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient”, the Quad leaders -- the Prime Ministers of India, Japan and Australia and the US President -- met in Tokyo on Tuesday for the second in-person meeting of the four-nation group. But in a veiled signal to Russia, the statement said: “All countries …

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 …

Indo-US defence ties to stay on ambitious course, says Pentagon
2 years, 8 months ago

Indo-US defence ties to stay on ambitious course, says Pentagon

Firstpost  

The Pentagon made the remark ahead of the April 11, 2+2, fourth ministerial dialogue in which Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and EAM S Jaishankar. Washington: Bound by shared values and a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the United States and India will continue to …

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 …

Collective action key to new U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy
2 years, 10 months ago

Collective action key to new U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

The Hindu  

The Biden administration announced its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Friday. Speaking to reporters on Friday a senior administration official, who did not want to be named, said that India’s role in the Quad was an important element of the U.S.-India relationship, and a means to “speak frankly about issues in the region,” and to deliver together on public goods. Responding …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Quad meet: differences between India and others
2 years, 10 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Quad meet: differences between India and others

The Hindu  

The Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and United States met in Australia for the Quad ministerial, which is preparing the way for a meeting between Prime Minister Modi, U.S. President Biden, Australian PM Morrison, hosted by Japanese PM Kishida in Tokyo in the next few months. Counter terrorism, maritime security and cybersecurity initiatives: In particular, the Quad said it “denounced …

Quad meet focuses on Indo-Pacific cooperation
2 years, 10 months ago

Quad meet focuses on Indo-Pacific cooperation

The Hindu  

Calling for justice for the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai and the Pathankot airbase attack for the first time since the group was formed, Foreign Ministers of the Australia-India-Japan said that the Quad is already cooperating on sharing intelligence on threats in the Indo-Pacific region. The statement also made a veiled reference to China’s actions in the South and East …

AUKUS could rock China’s boat in the Indo-Pacific
3 years, 1 month ago

AUKUS could rock China’s boat in the Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

The trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States continues to be in the news. While AUKUS is clearly an attempt by the U.S. to bolster regional security, including securing Australia’s seaborne trade, any sudden accretion in Australia’s naval capabilities is bound to cause unease in the region. Even though Australia has denied that AUKUS is …

Can Quad and AUKUS synergise?
3 years, 2 months ago

Can Quad and AUKUS synergise?

New Indian Express  

Quad has finally emerged out of hibernation and near irrelevance. The moot point is to find synergy between Quad, AUKUS, EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and also ASEAN. Though France has been deeply angered by AUKUS, she will not abandon her Indo-Pacific strategic interests. The task of balancing China has moved centre stage and India will be an indispensable part of this …

With AUKUS, India must keep its head above water
3 years, 2 months ago

With AUKUS, India must keep its head above water

The Hindu  

The announcement by the United States of a trilateral ‘enhanced security partnership’ involving Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has taken everyone by surprise, competitors and allies alike. The Naval Group had then said that it may have been the victim of “economic warfare.” India’s stand, China factor Another tangent that needs to be observed as the initiative …

AUKUS Complements Quad; Warm Embrace of it by India, Says Australian PM Morrison
3 years, 2 months ago

AUKUS Complements Quad; Warm Embrace of it by India, Says Australian PM Morrison

News 18  

The trilateral AUKUS security alliance complements partnerships like Quad and there was a “very warm embrace” of the deal by India and Japan as both the countries totally understood and supported what it is seeking to achieve, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. He said Quad comprising India, Australia, the US and Japan, is not an alliance and …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Quad, AUKUS challenge: How will China respond?
3 years, 2 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Quad, AUKUS challenge: How will China respond?

Deccan Chronicle  

Questioned about the anticipated American withdrawal from Asia -- which is what the much-hyped AUKUS alliance is all about -- Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew had warned back in 1992: “Nature does not like a vacuum”. Considering the prospect of the Japanese, the Koreans and the Chinese muscling in, he asked : “Will India then come down to our seas with …

The Quad could end up running out of steam
3 years, 2 months ago

The Quad could end up running out of steam

The Hindu  

Coming on the eve of the first in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue summit in Washington DC, the new Australia-U.K.-U.S. trilateral security partnership appears to be sending a subtle message to the Quad: shape up or become irrelevant. In other words, AUKUS will help the Quad’s declared aim of keeping the Indo-Pacific region free, open and inclusive thereby contributing to its core …

Explained | Will AUKUS upset the Indo-Pacific balance?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Will AUKUS upset the Indo-Pacific balance?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 15, U.S. President Joe Biden, along with Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson of Australia and the U.K. respectively, announced the formation of a new trilateral security partnership called AUKUS. Beijing’s consternation that AUKUS will “undermine” regional peace and “intensify” an arms race likely stems from the cornerstone of AUKUS: a proposal whereby …

Modi in US LIVE Updates: Quad a force for global good, will ensure peace in Indo-Pacific, says PM
3 years, 2 months ago

Modi in US LIVE Updates: Quad a force for global good, will ensure peace in Indo-Pacific, says PM

Firstpost  

1:12 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Narendra Modi in US Day 2 LATEST Updates Biden hosts first in-person Quad summit, Modi attends meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from Australia and Japan on Friday attended the first in-person meeting of Quad leaders hosted by US President Joe Biden and said that he firmly believed that the grouping of …

India is not a bystander in the AUKUS saga
3 years, 2 months ago

India is not a bystander in the AUKUS saga

The Hindu  

The announcement last week of AUKUS — a new security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia — is making waves around the world. There is apprehension that the deal could eventually lead to a crowding of nuclear attack submarines in the Eastern Indian Ocean, eroding India’s regional pre-eminence. Washington’s willingness to help Canberra build SSNs raises …

Biden hosts Australian, Indian, Japanese leaders for Quad summit
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden hosts Australian, Indian, Japanese leaders for Quad summit

Raw Story  

Washington - President Joe Biden on Friday deepens his bid to cement US leadership of the Indo-Pacific against a rising China with the first in-person summit of the regional Quad group. Meeting in the White House, Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan will discuss a Covid vaccines drive, regional infrastructure, climate change and securing supply chains for …

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