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Visit of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to the Philippines (February 13-15, 2022)

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited the Philippines from 13-15 February 2022. This was his first visit to the Philippines as External Affairs Minister(EAM). EAM held a bilateral meeting…

8th session of the India-Italy Foreign Office Consultations Held on 14 February 2022 in Rome, Italy.

The 8th session of the India-Italy Foreign Office Consultations was held on 14 February 2022 in Rome, Italy. The Indian delegation was led by Mrs. Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West), Ministry…

Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States following the 4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

The 3th Foreign Ministers Meeting of Quad nations took place at Melbourne, Australia over two days on 10th and 11th February. Apart from joint sessions, bilateral meetings between ministers of…

U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States vowed on Friday to commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against what its…

Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion’, climate, COVID

By Humeyra Pamuk and Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, Japan and India pledged on Friday to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from…

With Blinken in Pacific, Marshall Islands says talks on U.S. military access ‘stalled’

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as America's top diplomat visits the Pacific region seeking to counter China's growing power and influence, the Washington ambassador of…

Visit of External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, to Australia and Philippines (February 10-15, 2022)

Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will be paying an official visit to Australia on 10-13 February 2022 at the invitation of his Australian counterpart Ms. Marise Payne. This…

Blinken to visit Asia to emphasize commitment despite Ukraine crisis

By David Brunnstrom and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Asia next week for talks with Indo-Pacific allies, including a meeting of foreign…

Second India-EU Maritime Security Dialogue held in a virtual format today

India and the European Union held their second maritime security dialogue in a virtual format on 1 February 2022. The consultations included developments in the maritime security environment, policy developments…

Australia to host ‘Quad’ meeting of foreign ministers

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the…

India announces US$ 200,000 immediate relief assistance to Tonga in the wake of tsunami

On 15 January 2022, a tsunami hit the Kingdom of Tonga impacting large sections of the country’s population and causing significant infrastructural damage. India extends deep sympathy to the Government…

China accuses U.S., Japan of smearing it ‘baselessly’

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has issued a strongly-worded complaint to the United States and Japan for "baselessly" attacking China at a virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese…