Another grouping: The Hindu Editorial on AUKUS
3 years, 3 months ago

Another grouping: The Hindu Editorial on AUKUS

The Hindu  

In its first reaction to AUKUS, the new partnership between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K., India has made it clear that it does not welcome the announcement, nor does it wish to link AUKUS to Indian interests. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said that AUKUS, which was launched a week before the first in-person summit of leaders of the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. Quadrilateral, will not affect plans to strengthen the Quad. The alliance could also extend itself to bolstering the Quad’s efforts on maritime exercises, security and efforts in countering COVID-19, climate change, cooperating on critical technologies, and building resilient supply chains. More broadly, the U.S.’s three-fold messaging on AUKUS seems to be in line with India’s hopes: that “America is back” after four years of retrenchment from global issues; is as engaged with its Indo-Pacific flank as it is with its Transatlantic flank, and is focused on partnerships with fellow democracies in particular. With the sudden announcement of AUKUS, a worry for New Delhi is that the U.S. is now promoting a security partnership with its “Anglo-Saxon” treaty allies that it is excluded from, possibly upsetting the balance of power in the region, and setting off new tensions to India’s east, adding to the substantial turbulence in India’s west caused by the developments in Afghanistan.

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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, …

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 …

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. …

Australia, US and UK confirm Japan could be brought into AUKUS fold on eve of Kishida's Washington visit
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia, US and UK confirm Japan could be brought into AUKUS fold on eve of Kishida's Washington visit

ABC  

In short: Japan's future involvement in the trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the US and the UK is being considered. Australia and its AUKUS partners, the US and UK, are considering including Japan in some of the alliance's military projects, the three countries have confirmed. In a joint statement, the AUKUS countries' defence ministers said they had always intended to …

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 …

Relevance of Quad set to grow: EAM Jaishankar
10 months, 1 week ago

Relevance of Quad set to grow: EAM Jaishankar

Hindustan Times  

Jaishankar's remarks came during a fireside chat with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong at the Indian Ocean Conference. "It also reflects three very important relationships for us with Australia, the US and Japan, which had transformed after the end of the Cold War," Jaishankar said. "I am sort of pretty confidently predict that the relevance of the Quad would grow …

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
1 year ago

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

Associated Press  

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from Australia and the United Kingdom at the U.S. military’s defense technology hub …

'Real momentum in India-Australia comprehensive strategic ties': Jaishankar at joint press briefing with Penny Wong
1 year, 1 month ago

'Real momentum in India-Australia comprehensive strategic ties': Jaishankar at joint press briefing with Penny Wong

Firstpost  

“We have just concluded the 14th Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue… We took stock of where our ties are. We reviewed the progress meet on different initiatives… There is real momentum in the India-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership,” said Jaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there is real momentum in the India-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership as he and …

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-Australia 2+2 dialogue: What's on agenda as two allies ramp up comprehensive strategic partnership
1 year, 1 month ago

India-Australia 2+2 dialogue: What's on agenda as two allies ramp up comprehensive strategic partnership

India TV News  

India and Australia are expected to focus on ramping up their overall defence ties and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific at the second edition of the '2+2' ministerial dialogue here on November 20. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong will hold the talks to further advance cooperation …

2 Years On, AUKUS Continues to Raise Questions
1 year, 2 months ago

2 Years On, AUKUS Continues to Raise Questions

The Diplomat  

The AUKUS security pact marked its second birthday on September 15, but questions continue to surround the agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. When the AUKUS Agreement was revealed on September 15, 2021, in a joint press conference with Morrison, U.S. President Joe Biden, and then-U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House press briefing described …

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 …

2 Years On, AUKUS Continues to Raise Questions
1 year, 3 months ago

2 Years On, AUKUS Continues to Raise Questions

The Diplomat  

China obviously has concerns about the security pact, but so do some of Australia’s friends and partners – and Australians themselves. When the AUKUS Agreement was revealed on September 15, 2021, in a joint press conference with Morrison, U.S. President Joe Biden, and then-U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House press briefing described it as an agreement that “binds …

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 …

Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the Group of Seven summit in May and announced action plans for a new Indo-Pacific initiative aimed at countering China’s influence in the region. China’s territorial claims in the East China and South China seas have rattled Beijing’s smaller neighbors in Southeast Asia …

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 …

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 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, …

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 …

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 …

China's aggressive actions caused India to join Quad, says former US Secretary of State
1 year, 10 months ago

China's aggressive actions caused India to join Quad, says former US Secretary of State

India Today  

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, known for its independent foreign policy, was forced to change its strategic stance and join the four-nation Quad alliance due to China’s growing aggression. Pompeo, one of former US President Donald Trump’s most hawkish advisers on China, explained in his latest book how Washington succeeded in bringing India on …

Strengthening India-Japan Defence Cooperation: A Look Beyond Quad
1 year, 11 months ago

Strengthening India-Japan Defence Cooperation: A Look Beyond Quad

News 18  

In recent years, New Delhi and Tokyo have intensified their aspirations to assume a greater role in providing security for the Indo-Pacific region. India and Japan are holding their maiden joint air exercise, Veer Guardian 2023 from 12 to 26 January, which seeks to promote air defence cooperation between the two sides. Veer Guardian 2023: Maiden Indo-Japan Air Combat Exercise …

U.S. partnering with India to enable it play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. partnering with India to enable it play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official

The Hindu  

The U.S. wants to make sure that it is partnering with India in its defence modernisation plans and to better enable it to play a "broader stabilising role" in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, according to a senior Pentagon official. “As India is taking a look at how it accelerates its own defence modernisation, in order to expand the role that …

Australia is important partner for India for security and stability of Indo-Pacific, says EAM Jaishankar
2 years, 2 months ago

Australia is important partner for India for security and stability of Indo-Pacific, says EAM Jaishankar

The Hindu  

Australia is an important partner for India in terms of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and working together ensures that this region remains free, open, stable and prosperous, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Mr. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Australia, during his address to the Indian community said during the visit he spent …

India-Australia defence ties contributed significantly to free, open Indo-Pacific: Jaishankar
2 years, 2 months ago

India-Australia defence ties contributed significantly to free, open Indo-Pacific: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 said that India and Australia's defence, security collaboration has contributed significantly to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Mr. Wong said that Australia and India have recognised that the Indo-Pacific region is being "reshaped" both economically and strategically and underlined that the partnership with India is a "critical part" of shaping …

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 oppose unilateral actions that seek to change Indo-Pacific status quo
2 years, 2 months ago

Quad members oppose unilateral actions that seek to change Indo-Pacific status quo

Firstpost  

The foreign ministers met in New York City on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly to deepen Quad multilateral cooperation in support of advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and resilient New York: The Quad grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the United States has said it strongly opposes any unilateral actions that seek …

Quad members oppose any unilateral actions that seek to change status quo in Indo-Pacific
2 years, 2 months ago

Quad members oppose any unilateral actions that seek to change status quo in Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

The Quad grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the United States has said it strongly opposes any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo or increase tensions in the Indo-Pacific, amidst China's increasingly intimidatory behaviour in the region. The foreign ministers met in New York City on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly to deepen …

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 …

Quad countries sign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Agreement
2 years, 3 months ago

Quad countries sign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Agreement

The Hindu  

United Nations Foreign Ministers of the Quad group of countries – India, the U.S., Australia, and Japan – met on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to sign a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief partnership into effect. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the world was going through a difficult period – listing the Ukraine conflict …

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, …

China largest security anxiety for Australia, India: Australian defence minister
2 years, 6 months ago

China largest security anxiety for Australia, India: Australian defence minister

Firstpost  

Marles, the first senior leader to visit India after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party came to power last month, also said China has been attempting to shape the world in an unprecedented way New Delhi: China is the “largest security anxiety” for Australia and India and Beijing’s actions along the Line of Actual Control as well as in …

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 …

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 …

Is Australia the weakest link in stopping Quad from addressing the question of China?
2 years, 6 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 …

Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate
2 years, 7 months ago

Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate

The Hindu  

The four leaders of the "Quad" group of countries vowed on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and to fight climate change, as they met for talks aimed at standing up to an increasingly assertive China. U.S. President Joe Biden, at the opening of talks with the leaders of three "close democratic …

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 …

Xi’s “Global Security Initiative” looks to counter Quad
2 years, 7 months ago

Xi’s “Global Security Initiative” looks to counter Quad

The Hindu  

A new Global Security Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping will look to counter the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad – the India, U.S., Australia, Japan grouping – according to Chinese officials. Mr. Xi last week first proposed what he called a Global Security Initiative, speaking at the Boao Forum in China, warning against “hegemonism, power politics …

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 …

Japan and Australia Back India’s Push Against Biden’s Derailment of The Quad
2 years, 9 months ago

Japan and Australia Back India’s Push Against Biden’s Derailment of The Quad

News 18  

With their recent back-to-back meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have sent a strong and united message to the Biden Administration— the Quad’s Indo-Pacific agenda should not fall out of focus and that involves preventing the dilution of the Quad’s apprehensions about China. While President Joe Biden has called …

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 …

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