The Philippines is strengthening its defence partnerships with the US, Canada, and New Zealand amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea. Manila is expanding military drills and negotiating new agreements to counter Beijing's assertive maritime claims.
India and the US have unveiled a new initiative for their defence cooperation, the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA), aimed at scaling industry partnerships and enhancing production capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ahead of the Quad Summit in New Delhi later this year, ahead of which the leaders will activate new Quad initiatives on shared airlift capacity to support civilian response to natural disasters and maritime patrols to improve interoperability.
He was speaking ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump in the US. He pointed out that India and the US differ regarding the focus area, as for India the focus is in its border, while for the US, it is in the Indo-Pacific region.
Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted India's growing soft power and its active diplomatic initiatives. Abdulhakim Idris, Executive Director of the Centre for Uyghur Studies, focused on the human rights crisis in Xinjiang.
Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, during his recent visit to India, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between the two nations.
During the discussion, the two leaders emphasised on enhancing operational cooperation, as well as advancing defence industrial and technological collaboration to deter "aggression in Indo-Pacific."
The invitation comes days after a recent phone call between the two leaders on January 27, where both the leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on his official visit to Japan, engaged in key meetings with Hisashi Matsumoto, Parliamentary Vice Minister (MOFA), Daiki Arai, Director of A&D Medical, and Yuji Fukaswa, Chair of the Committee South Asia, Keidanren. Discussions emphasised In
The two leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo, discussed a wide range of issues, including strengthening the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Both the leaders welcomed the ongoing collaboratio
"I welcome President Subianto on his first State Visit to India. Values of pluralism, inclusiveness and the rule of law are common to both countries and these shared values have given direction to our contemporary relations," President Murmu said.