Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, on Thursday reaffirmed their shared commitment to an open and rules-based Indo-Pacific. They strongly opposed any destabilising or unilateral action to change the status quo and undermine regional peace and stability. The two leaders stressed the importance of being able to exercise rights and freedoms consistent with international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of …
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Muscat, June 26 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Oman, Prashant Pise, presented his credentials to Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi at the Ministry’s General Diwan on Friday. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi wished him success in carrying out his duties and for the bilateral ties to achieve further progress.“His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received this morning a copy of the credentials of His Excel…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Australia and India have bolstered maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region through a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop and Tabletop Exercise held in Chennai, according to a report. The three-day exercise involved search and rescue professionals from Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) member states, including representatives from the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), The Australia Today reported.The IORA has 23 member states: Aust…
Canberra/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday discussed advancements in bilateral maritime security cooperation and efforts to finalise the Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap. During the second India–Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue held in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, agreed to progress the collaborative maritime domain awareness activities by maritime patrol aircra…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Comoros counterpart Mbae Mohamed here on Friday, discussing cooperation in health, sports, infrastructure, and capacity building. “A pleasure to meet Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed of Comoros today. Discussed cooperation in health, sports, infrastructure and capacity building. Agreed on the importance of more frequent engagements between our two countries”, EAM Jaishankar wrote, in a post on X. On Thursd…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) India is no longer a peripheral player in the affairs of Indo-Pacific but is becoming the fulcrum upon which regional stability and prosperity relies. India’s centrality in the Indo-Pacific is a strategic prize that must be continuously earned through investment in maritime capabilities, diplomatic engagement and economic integration, a report has detailed. India’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is driven by three factors – the need to counterbalance China’s assertive regional…