Kono is believed to have told Swaraj that for Japan, India was the most important partner for realising a free Indo-Pacific region.
January 8, 2019The visiting minister said the two sides had reviewed the status of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) project in Jaitapur being built by France and adopted an action plan to give a concrete shape to the proposal.
December 15, 2018There is a 'mutual desire to move positively and quickly' in defence relationship, Nirmala Sitharaman told media persons at the Pentagon on Monday
December 8, 2018President Kovind underlined a shared vision for the Indo-Pacific Region, “of which the South China Sea is a critical component.”
November 20, 2018India and the US, along with Japan and Australia, are part of a quad revived in 2017 that seeks to work for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
November 14, 2018India has opposed CPEC, the flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), on the ground that it traverses through Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
November 1, 2018The External Affairs Ministry said all aspects of bilateral relations with a focus on strategic and defence relations were reviewed.
October 10, 2018The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects India's role in the Indo-Pacific region's development to continue to expand because of its robust growth.
April 21, 2018In a significant step to New Delhi’s quest for influence in the Indo-Pacific region, India has signed an agreement with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Seychelles for the development, management, operation and maintenance of facilities on Assumption Island. The island in Seychelles is leased to India for the operation of a naval base and...
January 28, 2018India and Asean hold key to the Indo-Pacific Region which will be “indispensable to India’s future and our common destiny”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an article published on Friday in 27 newspapers across 10 Asean countries. The article, translated into 10 languages, was published as India hosted 10 Asean leaders as guests of...
January 26, 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly pitched for setting up of a rules-based regional security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region, in a clear display of convergence of strategic interests among major powers and India, and sending a subtle message to China against its military assertiveness in the area. In his address at the ASEAN-India...
November 15, 2017In the backdrop of emerging configuration of a key quadrilateral alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held separate talks with his counterparts from Japan Shinzo Abe and Australia Malcolm Turnbull focusing on crafting a new strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. On the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, Modi also held bilateral meetings with Vietnamese...
November 15, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told US President Donald Trump that both countries can rise beyond bilateral ties and work jointly for the future of Asia, reflecting their growing convergence on strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific region. During their wide-ranging talks which took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Philippines,...
November 14, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his visit to the Philippines from Sunday to attend the India-ASEAN Summit symbolises the country’s commitment to deepening ties with the ASEAN member states and the Indo-Pacific region as part of the ‘act east policy’. The prime minister also asserted that he was confident that his visit...
November 12, 2017US President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke over phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and discussed the importance of promoting a free and open Indo- Pacific region, ahead of his maiden Asia trip next week. “Both leaders affirmed the importance of promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region and maintaining close coordination between the...
November 1, 2017Ahead of President Donald Trump’s maiden Asia trip, the White House said on Tuesday India plays a “big role” in the Indo-Pacific region. Trump embarks on a 12-day trip later this week to visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and Philippines. He will not be paying a visit to India this time. “It certainly plays...
November 1, 2017The United States seeks a broader role for India not just in the South Asian area but beyond it as a strategic partner across the Indo-Pacific region, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday. At a news conference here, he was asked if he had talked to Pakistani leaders since his recent speech...
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