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Prime Minister Modi co-chairs the 18th India-ASEAN Summit

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the 18th India-ASEAN Summit at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, the current Chair of ASEAN. The…

Prime Minister Modi participates in 16th East Asia Summit on October 27, 2021

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the 16th East Asia Summit earlier today via videoconference. The 16th East Asia Summit was hosted by Brunei as EAS and ASEAN Chair.…

Biden joins U.S.-ASEAN summit Trump skipped after 2017

By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Ain Bandial WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden joined Southeast Asian leaders for a virtual summit on Tuesday, the first time in…

18th ASEAN-India Summit (October 28, 2021) and 16th East Asia Summit (October 27, 2021)

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will attend 18th ASEAN-India Summit to be held virtually on October 28, 2021 at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei. The Summit will be attended…

Biden, Macron discussed European defense, will meet in Rome -White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday discussed security cooperation in Africa, Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as the two countries work to mend fences…

Conclusion of Naval Commanders’ Conference – 2021/02

The Naval Commanders’ Conference which commenced on 18 October 2021, concluded today after four days of fruitful deliberations. The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri addressed Naval Commanders on 18 October 2021 and…

Controversy over AUKUS pact overhyped, says UK armed forces minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Britain's armed forces minister James Heappey on Thursday said there has been an "overhyping" of controversy over a new trilateral security pact between Australia, the United…

Broader Non-security Quad Agenda Serves India’s Interests

The debate whether the Quad serves India’s security interests is current in strategic circles. More questions on its utility have been raised after the announcement of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defence…

By Kanwal Sibal

UK plans deeper defence ties with Japan in Pacific focus

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would begin formal negotiations with Japan to deepen their defence relationship, part of a shift in London's strategic focus towards the Indo-Pacific…

AUKUS submarine deal ‘very tricky’ for nuclear inspectors -IAEA chief

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations atomic agency has said the AUKUS deal in which Australia will obtain nuclear submarine technology from the United…

Balochistan is Now a Geostrategic Center of Gravity in South Asia

As long as the United States maintained a presence in Afghanistan, China could not fulfill its ambition to dominate South Asia and isolate India. Now largely free of American influence…

By Dr Lawrence Sellin

Meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Mr. SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Mr. Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, in Washington DC on 23 September 2021 on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit. The…