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India hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, strengthens ties with P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the FIPIC-III Summit.
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Palau reaffirms commitment to Taiwan amid growing Chinese influence in Pac
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Palau's Ambassador to Taiwan, David Orrukem, stated that Taiwan has the potential to be a dependable partner for the Pacific Island region Taiwan news reported.
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India sends second consignment of Haemo-Dialysis machines to Pacific Islan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India on Friday dispatched the second consignment of Haemo-Dialysis machines to Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Nauru.
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Concerns mount among US lawmakers over Chinese police presence in Kiribati
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US lawmakers and officials expressed concern over the Pacific island nation of Kirabati's using police from China for security, even as the State Department warned that such cooperation could bring new risks to the island bordering Hawaii, Voice of America reported.
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Taiwan Foreign Ministry denounces claim of video showing diplomatic staff
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan has strongly denounced a video allegedly showcasing the diplomatic staff destroying the flag of Pacific island nation Nauru while withdrawing from the country, according to Taiwan News.
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Pacific island nation Nauru moves to 'One-China principle', severs diploma
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The island nation of Nauru, which is situated in the Pacific has announced severing ties with Taiwan, and will be moving to the "One-China Principle" now, a government release said.
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Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after violent protests kill 1
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday declared a two-week state of emergency in the capital, Port Moresby, and suspended the Pacific island nation's chief of police after violent protests killed as many as 16 people in the country, The New York Times reported.
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Israel formalises ties with south Pacific island country of Niue
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israel last week established diplomatic ties with the South Pacific island nation of Niue.
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Four Australian crew members missing after military helicopter crash
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Four crew members are missing after an Australian military helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland, near Hamilton Island, during a major joint military drill with the US late Friday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
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US State Secy Blinken visits Tonga, says 'aid from Beijing comes with stri
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the United States's move to open an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on May 9, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged to support Pacific countries, reiterating a warning about the perils of 'predatory' Chinese investment, reported Al Jazeera.
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PM Modi leaves for Australia after Papua New Guinea visit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, emplanes from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for Sydney, Australia.
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Khandvi to Kolhapuri- Indian cuisine with millets served to Pacific nation
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's banquet for the leaders attending the third India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit in Papua New Guinea today included millets to raise awareness for food security and nutrition.
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