NEW DELHI: China’s shadow loomed over the India-Vietnam virtual summit on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasizing to his counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc that negotiations for a Code of Conduct (CoC) in the waters of the South China Sea (SCS) in dispute must not undermine the interests of others …
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NEW DELHI: In a thinly veiled reference to China’s aggressive and expansionary behavior, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that countries should exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that could complicate situations in the region. Speaking at a virtual meeting of defense ministers of the 10 nations Asean …
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Joe Biden’s election victory will be greeted with a sigh of relief by many US allies, whose trust in Washington was shaken during the four years of President Donald Trump’s combative “America First” approach to the world. The Biden administration is expected to quickly reverse course on parts of Trump’s …
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NEW DELHI: India will not allow China to shift the actual line of control westward in eastern Ladakh, and while prospects for a full-scale war are low, border tensions and intrusions that become a larger conflict, Chief of Staff Bipin Rawat said on Friday. “Our stance is unequivocal: the status …
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NEW DELHI: The ‘Quad’ is back after a lapse of 13 years, with an expansionist China firmly in its sights. Another “like-minded” country, Germany, has also declared that it will deploy a warship to patrol the Indo-Pacific to safeguard the “rules-based international order” in the critical region starting next year. …
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NEW DELHI: Faced with growing concern over Chinese behavior in Southeast Asia, the Indo-American 2 +2 bilateral dialogue for the first time in 3 years is specifically mentioned the South China Sea (SCS), where China continues to exercise authority over the disputed waters, in the joint declaration while asking for …
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NEW DELHI: Amid intense tensions with China throughout LAC, India will host the third edition of the 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue with the United States from October 26 to 27. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, S Jaishankar, and the Minister of Defense Rajnath singh will meet with his American …
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WASHINGTON: The United States is closely monitoring the India-China border line and does not want the situation to escalate, a senior Trump administration official said. The official told reporters during a conference call on Friday, ahead of next week’s India-US Ministerial 2 + 2 in New Delhi, that the Trump …
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NEW DELHI: Given China’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific since Himalayas to the South China SeaIt is more important than ever that we work with like-minded partners like India, Trump administration officials said Saturday. Speaking about the “expansion of the Quad,” the Trump administration said there were no plans …
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WASHINGTON: The United States may be going through a turbulent nationwide election, but things are business as usual between Washington and New Delhi on the geopolitical front. Just one week before Election Day, the US Secretary of State. Mike pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper He will be in …
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