Indo-pacific

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China is looking to build more military bases in Mozambique or Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean as well. (Representational Image/Twitter)

Manish Tewari | Don’t allow military bases on Indian soil in any form

Is India changing its stance both with regard to military bases in the broader Indo-Pacific region and even on its soil?

24 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin will hold bilateral talks with defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. (Image: Facebook)

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Arrives in New Delhi to Strengthen Indo-US Defence Partnership

I’m returning to India to meet with key leaders for discussions about strengthening our major defence partnership

05 Jun 2023 12:00 AM

U.S. President Joe Biden, from left, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Quad Leaders Forge United Front, Take Veiled Jibe At Beijing

The Quad leaders vowed continued cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners to meet the region’s infrastructure priorities

21 May 2023 12:00 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and investment

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM

Former US President George W. Bush had gone a step further. He saw Australia not as a deputy sheriff but as a sheriff. (AFP Photo)

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

Nearly 20 years ago John Howard, Australian Prime Minister from 1996 to 2007, described his country as America’s deputy sheriff

29 Sep 2021 2:49 AM

President Joe Biden speaks during the Quad summit in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. Seated clockwise from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region

Opening the summit, President Biden said the four democracies have come together to take on common challenges from COVID-19 to climate

25 Sep 2021 10:19 AM

Prime Minister Modi with American Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo: Twitter/PMO)

PM gifts Harris copy of notifications related to her grandfather, chess set

Noting that the PM had a 'very successful' bilateral meeting with Harris, the sources said he gave very special gifts to the American VP

24 Sep 2021 6:27 PM

This is President Biden’s first significant strategic move and one that will have profound effects on global geopolitics. (AP Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | Europe needs rethink as Atlantic divide widening

The French received no hint the deal was about to be broken and put the blame squarely on the United States

23 Sep 2021 12:14 AM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) via video conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Rajnath for freedom of navigation in South China Sea

He called for an open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific based upon respect for sovereignty and the territorial integrity of nations

17 Jun 2021 1:28 AM

All the hopes pinned on Prime Minister Modi’s “AtmaNirbhar Bharat” and “Make in India” drives would have been eviscerated had we been in RCEP.

Sreeram Chaulia | Beyond the RCEP: India matters in Indo-Pacific

Since the signing of the RCEP agreement, criticism of India for sitting out the mega free trade pact has arisen in some quarters

23 Nov 2020 11:54 PM

It is widely known that China also prefers the term “Asia-Pacific” to the nomenclature of “Indo-Pacific” which is preferred by countries like the United States and India. (Photo: AP)

‘China govt does not like concept of Indo-Pacific’

China is wary of the Quad, with many observers pointing out that Beijing sees the grouping as an attempt to contain it.

16 Nov 2019 2:28 AM

Between 2013 and 2018, China increased its air and sea incursions into the SCS twelve-fold. (Photo:File)

Pak owes China USD 10 million for Gwadar port, says US general

Pakistan owes China at least USD 10 billion for the construction of the Gwadar port and other projects, a top US general said.

16 Mar 2019 9:03 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Vietnam from November 18 to 21 and Australia from November 21 to 24. (Photo: PTI)

India, Vietnam want free, open Indo-Pacific: MEA

The President will meet the Vietnamese top leadership and will also address the Vietnamese National Assembly.

17 Nov 2018 7:18 AM

America is rebuilding and reforming military to deter adversaries and reassure friends like India. (Photo: File/PTI)

US-India ties 'natural partnership' between Indo-Pacific partners: Congressman

US, India share interests, concerns, including transnational terrorism, China's aggressive behaviour around the world.

30 May 2018 12:28 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron said the two nations -- alongside fellow democracy India -- had a responsibility to protect the region from 'hegemony' -- a veiled reference to Beijing's growing might. (Photo: AP)

Important to not have hegemony: Macron warns over China dominance in Indo-Pacific

'What's important is to preserve rules-based development in the region... and to preserve necessary balances in the region,' Macron said.

02 May 2018 5:55 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed on his arrival in Manila to attend the ASEAN.

Quad will help secure Indo-Pacific region

The last time these four democratic countries had entered into a huddle and conducted joint naval exercises was in 2007.

14 Nov 2017 2:09 AM

Asked how China viewed the Indo-Pacific concept, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said peace and win-win cooperation is the trend of the times. (Photo: PTI)

China hopes quadrilateral meet on 'Indo-Pacific' concept not directed against it

Indo-Pacific refers to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions, which also includes the disputed South China Sea.

13 Nov 2017 8:41 PM

Welcoming the trend is Indian navy Captain Gurpreet Khurana, who was among the first to coin the Indo-Pacific concept in an academic paper back in 2007. (Photo: AFP)

China 'uncomfortably' switches to Indo-Pacific from Asia-Pacific

Trump and his team have given it fresh currency in recent days, starting in Seoul and Tokyo.

11 Nov 2017 12:38 PM

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