Tokyo/New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The outcomes of the India-Japan annual summit demonstrate that the ties between two nations have moved beyond traditional economic cooperation and towards a comprehensive strategic partnership. The summit was not only an expansion of bilateral ties but an important geopolitical development that reinforces regional stability, democratic partnerships, and issued a warning against coercive behaviour in Asia-Pacific geopolitics, a report has detailed. During the 16th …
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New Delhi/Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left for Philippines to attend the ASEAN meetings and hold discussions with foreign ministers from the Quad grouping. US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor stated that he is looking forward to the second Quad ministerial meeting of the year and expressed Washington’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”Looking forward to joining Marco Rubio this week in the Philippines for our second Ministerial Quad meeting of the y…
Tokyo/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Japan and India have opted for answering uncertainty with deeper interdependence, investing in each other’s industries, defence capabilities and energy futures instead of choosing self-sufficiency or waiting for others to guarantee their security, a report has detailed. India and Japan made several commitments during the 16th Annual Summit held in New Delhi during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India last week. The two nations announced a first-e…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Thursday expressed their serious concerns over the situation in the East and South China Sea.According to the Joint Statement released after their meeting in New Delhi, both leaders reiterated their strong opposition to any unilateral actions that endanger the safety as well as freedom of navigation and overflight and attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. “They shared their seri…
Brussels, June 29 (IANS) China’s evolution from former President Jiang Zemin’s message of peaceful narrative to the current leadership, Xi Jinping’s nuclear assertiveness, reflects not just a policy shift but a rejection of the principles Jiang articulated in Tokyo during his 1998 State Visit to Japan.The promise of a “peaceful rise” has given way to a strategy centred on “deterrence and dominance”. For Asia and the wider world, the message is clear: Beijing’s rhetoric cannot be accepted at …
Taipei, June 22 (IANS) Taiwan’s military on Monday began a five-day “Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise” across the country to ensure that its soldiers are prepared to respond swiftly if China intensifies its gray-zone activities into a full-scale military attack, local media reported on Monday. The exercise which is scheduled to be held from Monday to Friday is aimed to help military units at all levels to strengthen their ability to transition more quickly from peacetime to wartime operations…
Taipei, June 19 (IANS) Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called on China to stop its military expansion in the South and East China Seas, the Taiwan Strait, and any use of force against the island, local media reported on Friday. During a reception for foreign correspondents in Taipei on Thursday, Lai Ching-te expressed Taiwan’s willingness to engage in exchanges and cooperation based on equality and dignity, in pursuit of peaceful and mutually beneficial development. He noted that 2026 marks…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic environment that created it has become more militarised and the threats have deepened, according to an article.Attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia, the grouping is moving into a more pra…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Quad members on Tuesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and called for decisive and sustained efforts to combat it. During the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, the member states — India, the US, Japan and Australia, stated that Quad remains concerned about the proliferation of online scam centres in Southeast Asia and surrounding regions which are connected to the spread of other transnational crime, including traffick…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Large cache of previously classified files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) has been released by the US Pentagon, which revealed decades of unexplained aerial sightings reported by astronauts, military personnel, intelligence officials and civilians.Officials said that the released material does not constitute proof of extraterrestrial life and many incidents remain officially “unresolved” because of limited evidence, missing data or other explanations, incl…