Amid its growing quest to emerge as the global superpower, China is sending the Navy's hospital ship called "Peace Ark" on a tour of the South Pacific, Al Jazeera reported.
The IPEF virtual ministerial meeting was also attended by representatives from Australia, Brunei, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
US President Joe Biden has turned aside pleas to join pacts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an accord between 12 Pacific Rim economies, or use access to America's market as a tool of diplomacy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden have affirmed a vision of India and the United States as among the closest partners in the world with the two leaders noting that the bilateral cooperation will serve the global good
"Both Prime Minister and the President focused on the challenges that our strategic interests face all over different parts of the world. Naturally, in this regard, the developments in the Indo-Pacific area have always been an important area of cooperation between India and the US. And th
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday addressed a special briefing on PM Modi's US visit during which he expanded on what sorts of discussions between the two leaders were held regarding cross-border terrorism.
India has improved relations with the industrialised members of the Group of Seven (G7). This year, India participated in the G7 Summit in Japan and has been actively acting as a link between the Global South and the camp of developed democratic countries
"They (India) are already exporting security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, and they are contributing to the Indo-Pacific Quad. We are participating with India in the I2U2. I think you understand that that's a multilateral arrangement for the Middle East. So India is a world playe