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Japan, France to hold security talks amid China's growing assertiveness in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 18 (ANI): Amid China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, the foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France will hold security talks virtually on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka struggles to repay loans, China's 'debt trap' for developing cou
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Beijing [China], January 17 (ANI): China's loans to Sri Lanka have been a contentious subject, with fears that the government would struggle to repay them and that Beijing would use them to challenge India and US influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Taiwan seeks to join US' Indo-Pacific economic framework
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Taipei [Taiwan], January 17 (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's administration is seeking to join an Indo-Pacific economic framework being planned by the United States, local news reported quoting a senior official on Monday.
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US President Biden, Japanese PM Kishida to meet virtually on Jan 21, to di
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Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Amid China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, US President Joe Biden will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida virtually on Friday (January 21) to discuss issues pertaining to the Quad (an alliance of US, Australia, Japan and India).
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Xi focuses on military modernisation to dominate Indo-Pacific to counter
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Beijing [China], January 8 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is focusing on the military modernisation of the country to dominate the Indo-Pacific region amid the growing presence of the US with Quad and AUKUS alliances in the region and Washington's promises to stand with Taiwan against B
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Is Biden's new Interest Europe and Indo-Pacific?
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Islamabad [Pakistan], January 8 (ANI): The strategic orientation of US foreign policy has shifted dramatically under the Joe Biden Administration and it appears that now the Greater Middle East Region is a minor area of interest and, Europe and the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) are more importan
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Japan, Australia sign defense cooperation pact amid China's growing influe
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 6 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Thursday signed a treaty to facilitate joint exercises and strengthen security cooperation while expressing serious concerns over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacif
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US, Japan to hold Security Consultative Committee '2+2' meeting, amid Chin
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Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The US-Japan Security Consultative Committee "2+2" Meeting, 2022 will be held on January 6 to strengthen the alliance and to address global challenges amid Chinese assertiveness in the region.
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Jaishankar discusses current bilateral issues, Indo-Pacific with US Secret
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New Delhi [India] January 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had a broad-ranging telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.
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RCEP promise of enhanced trade among members will be challenged by Indo-Pa
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Beijing [China], January 3 (ANI): The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force on Saturday for the majority of its 15 Asia-Pacific economies, will be challenged by Indo-Pacific geopolitics, according to a report.
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Yearender 2021: AUKUS supplants Quad's geo-strategic ante
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Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The newly formed strategic alliance involving Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States will form a pivotal role in shaping the strategic affairs of the international system.
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Biden signs USD 768 billion defence bill with eye on China
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Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed the USD 768 billion defence spending bill for 2022 which includes some USD 7.1 billion for operations in the Indo-Pacific region and calls for developing a "grand strategy" with respect to China.
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