External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Rome on a range of issues, including the developments in the Indo-Pacific and the conflict in West Asia.
India’s economic diplomacy has become a crucial component of its broader strategic engagements, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over ongoing conflicts in various parts of the world at the 19th East Asia Summit at Vientiane, Lao PDR and said this is not the age of war and solutions to problems cannot be found in the battlefield.
The Quad will stand up for a free and open Indo-Pacific region in all eventualities, White House officials have said, adding that there is no dilution in terms of its focus.
In a major initiative, Quad leaders launched an ''Indo-Pacific Logistics Network'' pilot project to pursue shared airlift capacity among the four member nations and leverage their collective logistics strengths, to support civilian response to natural disasters more rapidly and efficiently across the Indo-Pacific region.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for the US for a three-day visit on Saturday, he said that Quad has emerged as a key group of like-minded nations to work for peace, progress, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
US State Department's Hindustani Spokesperson, Margaret Macleod, has said that Quad since its inception has been working to make the lives of people better in the Indo-Pacific.
In a region fraught with challenges, Bangladesh under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership emerged as a beacon of stability for India. Her regime not only elevated bilateral ties between the two nations but also contributed to regional stability.
The South China Sea has long been a contentious region, but recent developments underscore an escalating threat that demands global attention and coordinated action.
I n the new geopolitical contestation and great power rivalry that has seen the United States and China pitched against each other in spreading their respective spheres of influence in various regions of the world, the smaller countries are exposed to their vulnerabilities when wooed either by strategic compulsions or economic doles.
