Seoul, July 20 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Manila this week to discuss coordination on North Korea and enhance three-way economic and security cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related mini…
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Ottawa, July 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s recent mediation between the US and Iran reflects a strategy shaped by its own vulnerabilities, aimed at avoiding entanglement in a wider conflict. Amid Islamabad’s defence commitments to Saudi Arabia, the country sought to secure its 900-kilometre border with Iran, and rebuild an international image tarnished by years of isolation, a report has stated. But the economic dividends from that role remain speculative. With the agreement now effectively collapsed, …
New Delhi/ Canberra, July 18 (IANS) The Cocos Keeling Islands (CKI) complement India’s Andaman and Nicobar Command, which faces the Bay of Bengal and the approaches to the Malacca Strait. Given its location in the eastern Indian Ocean, CKI provides India with a more distributed maritime outlook of the sea lanes, including those linked to the Sunda and Lombok straits, a report has stated.The India-Australia developments around CKI are part of a broader strategic realignment, rather than merely an…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) India’s diplomatic outreach reflects the growing role of emerging powers in shaping the regional order rather than simply responding to the changing geopolitical realities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent six-day visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11 was more than a series of high-level diplomatic engagements. It underscored India’s growing resolve to shape the strategic and economic landscape of the Indo-Pacific amid an increasingly fragment…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) While New Zealand considered China as a major economic partner for the past several decades, the signing of the FTA with India, followed by the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 11, suggests a new shift by New Zealand to expand and balance its economic and security relationships amid growing militarization and politicization in the Pacific, according to an article in The Diplomat.The Indian government has said the FTA is a forward-looking partnership that pr…
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) As the Bay of Bengal gains strategic prominence in the Indo-Pacific, it offers India and Bangladesh an opportunity to redefine their bilateral relationship. The region has evolved beyond a shared maritime boundary into one of the most strategically significant regions supporting trade, energy, fisheries and blue economy initiatives, while drawing increasing attention from major powers, a report has stated. “For India and Bangladesh, however, the Bay should not become anot…
Tokyo, July 16 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended a reception at the residence of India’s Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mallick, on Thursday with both sides pledging to strengthen defence ties between two nations. “Attended a reception at the Indian Ambassador’s Residence tonight. Pledged with Ambassador Naqma Mohammadi Malik to strengthen Japan-India defence ties,” Koizumi posted on X later. The development comes as Koizumi plans to visit India in August to hold talks with …
Washington, July 16 (IANS) The Trump administration has told lawmakers that it is reshaping US development finance and overseas investment to reduce America’s dependence on China for critical minerals, energy, telecommunications and other strategic supply chains, arguing that economic security has become inseparable from national security.Appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday (local time), senior officials from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Administrative Arrangement on the India-Australia uranium deal, finalised last week during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, gives India access to the world’s largest known uranium reserves after years of delay linked to concerns over nuclear safeguards and will play a key role in boosting nuclear power generation in the country, according to an article on the South China Morning Post.“The Australia-India uranium arrangement is a landmark development for I…
Brussels, July 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday met President of the European Council Antonio Costa in Brussels as he began a high-level diplomatic engagement aimed at further strengthening the India-European Union Strategic Partnership.The meeting comes during EAM Jaishankar’s official visit to Belgium from (July 14–15, 2026), where he is participating in the 3rd India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting alongside senior Indian ministers and officials…