''The Ministers will take forward discussions held during the last meeting in New York in September 2023 and exchange views on developments in the Indo-Pacific region, and review progress on Quad initiatives and working groups,'' the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
As per the budget estimate for the Paris Games, the 12 executive council members will get USD 300 per day — which is a little over Rs 25,000 — for five days in the French capital.
The remark the external affairs minister made in Tokyo is a veiled reference to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that proved a debt trap for many a developing country.
Illustrating New Delhi's own situation vis-a-vis China, he said for nearly 45 years, there was no bloodshed on the India-China border but things changed in 2020.
Tokyo Olympian Vishnu Saravanan obtained India’s first quota in sailing for the Paris Games at the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship in Australia on Wednesday.
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Both states face common threats emanating from North Korea, China and Russia - each of which seek to change the security architecture and rules-based order that was put in place by the United States and its allies after World War II.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on the first day of his Japan visit on Wednesday, met Nippon Steel Corporation President Eiji Hashimoto in Tokyo and discussed the company's plan to build one of the world's largest steel plants in his state along with ArcelorMittal.
V K Pandian, Secretary to CM and Vineel Krishna, Special secretary, will also accompany the Chief Minister during the Japan tour.
Jack Ma, the founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba who until the tech clampdown was China's richest person, has rarely been seen in public since criticising the attitude of Chinese regulators towards tech companies at a summit in Shanghai two years ago, said the Guardian report.
