French PM Macron, PM Modi discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific after failed submarine deal
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Tuesday discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the situation in Afghanistan, according to media reports.
Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific developments with French Foreign Minister
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday discussed the recent developments in the Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, amid the escalating tensions between France and the US and Australia over a deal to provide Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines.
India urges Australia to sympathetically address students' issues due to travel curbs
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that he has urged Canberra to sympathetically address the difficulties faced by Indian students due to travel restrictions.
Quad reflects globalisation, says Jaishankar, dismisses comparisons with NATO
New Delhi/UNI: Dismissing comparisons of the Quad alliance with the NATO, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that while the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a “Cold War term”, the Quad is working on issues like vaccines, supply chains, education and connectivity, which the NATO is not involved in.
Afghanistan must not allow its soil for terrorism, say India, Australia following 2+2 talks
New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday emphasised that Afghanistan must not allow its soil to be used in any manner by anybody for terrorism, following a meeting of their defence and foreign ministers here.
New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday decided to expand their bilateral defence cooperation, with New Delhi inviting Canberra to engage India’s growing defence industry and to collaborate in co-production and co-development of defence equipment, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here after holding the 2+2 dialogue with his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton.
New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday had a very detailed exchange of views on the situation in Afghanistan and both sides were in concurrence that Afghanistan must not allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said here after the 2+2 talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne.
S Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh meet Australian counterparts for inaugural 2+2 dialogue
New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday began their inaugural 2+2 dialogue with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holding consultations with their Australian counterparts - Marise Payne and Peter Dutton.
Quad nations to kick-off phase 1 of MALABAR 2021
Washington/IBNS: The Maritime forces of Quad countries- Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually as part of regular Quad consultations to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Rajnath Singh interacts with Peter Dutton, discusses defence cooperation between India and Australia
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton on Tuesday.
Australia sends second batch of COVID aid to India
Canberra/UNI: The Australian High Commissioner to India announced that a new batch of the country's humanitarian medical supplies has landed in India as the Asian country strives to rein in COVID-19.
Australia PM Scott Morrison says India travel ban to end on May 15
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Friday that the ban on travel from India would end on May 15, paving the way for thousands of Australians stranded in the country to return home.
Fighting Chinese: India, Australia, France vow to create rules-based Indo-Pacific
London: India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Marise Payne, met in London for the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue on 4 May, on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting where they once again reiterated the commitment to advance shared values and working together to achieve a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
New Australian missions in the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia to counter China
The Australian government has opened embassies in the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia on Tuesday amid rising influence and challenge from China in the Pacifric region, media reports said.