There is North Agalega, an island controlled by Mauritius, India s long-standing ally.
This is where India is building its base.
It might seem like the middle of nowhere, but look around and it will make perfect sense.
To the south is the Reunion island, controlled by the French, another close ally, and to the north is Djibouti, China s foothold in Africa where they have a military base.
So the Indian base serves two objectives.
The first is to coordinate with allies and in fact, this is already happening as India recently conducted joint patrols with French vessels from the Reunion.
India, Japan, Australia launch supply chain resilience initiative, may be expanded based on consensus
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It seeks to build upon the existing bilateral frameworks like the Asean-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan and India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership and attract foreign direct investment in the region.
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Noting the importance of risk management and continuity plans in order to avoid supply chain disruptions, the trio said that possible policy measures may include supporting the enhanced utilization of digital technology, and trade and investment diversification.
India, Japan and Australia on Tuesday formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to build resilient supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region as they seek to reduce dependence on China, and said it could be expanded based on consensus. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, Australia’s minister for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan
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The near collapse of frameworks for strategic relations with China and the newly protectionist impulse of the âMake in Indiaâ initiative has placed new demands on New Delhiâs economic diplomacy with Beijing. While India has for some time been wary of Chinese economic influence and practices, the recent military stand-off in the Ladakh sector of the border has resulted in swift policy decisions and sharp rhetoric on the feasibility of the current state of Chinese presence in the Indian economy. This is evident in Indiaâs refusal to join the China-dominated Regional