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US, South Korea, Japan emphasize importance of Taiwan Strait peace
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): Amid China's aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States, South Korea and Japan have said that they oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and emphasized the importance of preserving peace and stabili
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11 nations participate in massive US-Australia military drills as tensions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 16 (ANI): The US, Australia and Japan, along with eight other countries, have begun a joint exercise in Australia and its nearby waters as tensions simmer in the Indo Pacific region.
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Indo-Pacific region new economic centre of gravity of globalised world, sa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Terming the Indo-Pacific region as the new economic centre of gravity of the globalised world, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal invited the business community to actively take part in efforts for bolstering development, trade and growth in the r
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S&P lowers India FY22 GDP growth forecast to 9.5 pc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 24 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings on Thursday revised its GDP growth forecast for India to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 due to a severe Covid-19 pandemic wave.
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EU has certain redlines in its relationship with China: Portugal Foreign M
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Portugal Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva has said that the European Union has certain redlines in its relationship with China and cannot be silent concerning human rights violations in Xinjiang, squeezing of democratic space in Hong Kong and cannot acc
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Chinese diplomat concerned over EU's military focus in Indo-Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 18 (ANI): A Chinese diplomat in France has expressed concern over the recent shift of military focus of the European countries on the Indo-Pacific region, which is said to be aimed at targetting China.
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Gene Editing- Tool to tackle climate change, achieve food security in Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI/PNN): There are about 688 million people undernourished in the world, of which 351 million - more than half -- live in the Asia- Pacific region.
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To counter China, Pentagon mulling permanent naval task force in the Pacif
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): To counter China's growing military might in the Pacific, Pentagon is considering establishing a permanent naval task force in the region, according to a media report.
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US intends to hold 'very ambitious' Quad leaders meeting in Washington: Wh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): The United States intends to hold a "very ambitious" Quad leaders meeting in Washington which will have all Quad leaders in attendance, said Kurt Campbell, President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region.
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Will achieve target of producing billion vaccine doses for South Asia regi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region Kurt Campbell on Tuesday said that he is confident of completing the target of production of a billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of year 2022.
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'US, Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan intend to counter China's gr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 9 (ANI): The United States and Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan is intended as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan News reported citing a political scientist.
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Jaishankar, Defence Secy Austin reaffirm their commitment to sustaining fr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday and reaffirmed their commitment of sustaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region and strengthening the US-India major Defense Partnership.
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