“Sharing what we can, in terms of equipment, training and exercises, we have built relationships with partner countries across the region. To cite some examples, we are active in networks such as the Quad, with India, the United States, Japan and Australia as participants, and the India-Japan-US, India-France-Australia and India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral arrangements offer cases in point,” the Foreign Secretary pointed out, adding, “It is therefore natural for India to be engaged in cooperation with the key actors in the region, notably France and Japan.”
With France, India has a highly developed maritime security partnership. India and Japan enjoy a relationship that is crucial to the Indo-Pacific architecture. India’s SAGAR vision for the Region and Japan’s concept of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), both are convergent in principles. “ India, France and Japan are leading stakeholders in the region and with other like-minded countries, it is upon us to ensur
The future of Quad
By Lakhvinder Singh
On Dec. 18, senior officials from Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) member countries had a virtual meeting as part of continued consultation process to promote a joint push to build a new security mechanism to counter the growing expansion of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Earlier, on Oct. 6, during the second Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tokyo, member countries had met to narrow the gaps in their security perspectives in order to build a joint response to the emerging power shift in the region.
According to media reports the latest meeting focused on promoting cooperation in important areas such as infrastructure, humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism, maritime security, cybersecurity, disaster relief, education and human resource development. It is argued that a focus on such practical areas can hasten the realization of the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific despite some core political differences among member coun
Water Wars: Flirting in the Taiwan Strait
USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts routine underway operations in the Taiwan Strait (U.S. Navy photo by LTJG Samuel Hardgrove).
This month saw some notable military activity in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, continued diplomatic efforts by the United States and its partners to push back against China, and a renewed emphasis by the U.S. Navy on countering China’s growing naval power. Much of the analysis regarding the Indo-Asia Pacific in the past month focused on what the incoming Biden administration would mean for the region.
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Senior officials of Quad countries hold discussions on Covid-19, India-Pacific ANI | Updated: Jan 12, 2021 18:01 IST
Canberra [Australia], December 19 (ANI): Senior officials of Australia and foreign ministries of India, Japan and the US held a virtual meeting on Friday to review the progress of the initiatives agreed by the ministers at the second Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Tokyo on October.
The officials held discussions on respective efforts to support the region s health and economic recovery from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and underlined their commitment to work together to facilitate access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines, according to an official release by Australia s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.