Indo-Pacific Cooperation

India-Japan relations matter more than before

India and the US on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, with the objective of ensuring peace, stability and prosperity in the region. The situation in the Indo-Pacific came up for discussion during talks between Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Victoria Nuland. In the talks, held under the framework of annual India-US Foreign Office Consultations, the two sides covered contemporary regional developments in South Asia, Indian Ocean Region and the Indo-Pacific, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). "The two sides reiterated their commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, with the objective of ensuring peace, stability and prosperity in the region," it said in a statement. The MEA said both sides reviewed progress made towards further consolidating the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. It said Kwatra and Nuland took stock of a number of

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India and Australia on Thursday discussed strategic cooperation in the cyber sector, including cyber threat assessment, next-generation telecommunications capacity building and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. India and Australia convened their fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue which was co-chaired by Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary, Cyber Diplomacy Division, Muanpuii Saiawi and Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. The Cyber Policy Dialogue held here was organised under the auspices of the India-Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and Plan of Action 2020-2025 for a comprehensive and deeper cyber cooperation. The Indian delegation consisted of senior officials from National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Electronics and .

India and Australia, as liberal democracies, believe in a rules-based international order, in freedom of navigation in international waters, in promoting connectivity, growth and security for all, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amidst China's aggressive posturing in the strategic Indo-Pacific. Addressing a joint press conference here with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong, Jaishankar said he had a "very, very useful, very productive, very comfortable discussion" and part of it was due to the fact that they have been meeting quite often, including on the sidelines of major multilateral conferences. Wong said that Australia and India have recognised that the Indo-Pacific region is being "reshaped" both economically and strategically and underlined that the partnership with India is a "critical part" of shaping the region. Jaishankar said that he and Wong had broad ranging discussions and, I think the underpinning of that really is that, as liberal ...

EAM S Jaishankar said that he had held broad-ranging discussions on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its repercussions on the Indo-Pacific region with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong

India and Australia recognize that the Indo-Pacific region is being reshaped and it is in the interest of both nations to navigate through this together, said Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is being proposed and India will take its decisions based on the national interest

Defence chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific gathered this week to bolster their connections against a backdrop of China's ongoing campaign to expand its influence and military presence in the region

Highlighting that Quad's scope has become extensive despite Covid, PM Modi said the mutual trust, and determination of the members countries is giving new energy and enthusiasm to democratic powers

India and Japan are key pillars of a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region and their partnership is for peace, stability and prosperity, PM Modi said in an op-ed published in a Japanese newspaper

India and Indonesia emphasised the need for greater bilateral maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and agreed to improve connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Aceh province.

Underlining the importance of the Indo-Pacific, EAM S Jaishankar said the region is at the heart of the multipolarity and rebalancing that characterizes contemporary changes.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging and productive talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian here during which they discussed key regional and global issues, particularly the India-EU relationship, and exchanged perspectives on the situation in Afghanistan, Iranian nuclear deal and the Ukraine crisis. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Germany on a three-day visit to France, and French Foreign Minister Drian also reiterated their shared commitment to the principles of multilateralism and a rules-based order, and agreed to coordinate in the UN Security Council on issues of mutual concern. "Arrived in Paris. Held wide-ranging and productive talks with FM @JY_LeDrian. Discussions on bilateral cooperation, Ukraine situation, Indo-Pacific and JCPOA reflected our deep trust & global partnership. Look forward to participating in EU Ministerial Forum on Indo- Pacific, Jaishankar tweeted. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) later said that .

S Jaishankar began his three-day visit to France during which he will attend EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific amid Chinese assertiveness in the region.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and German Navy chief Kay-Achim Schnbach discussed maritime security cooperation in the context of greater engagement by Germany in the Indo-Pacific.

India has signed an agreement with the International Co-Operative Alliance Asia And Pacific (ICAAP) intending to assimilate and develop further on the core strengths, experience

Janet Yellen reaffirmed the importance of US-Japan cooperation on a range of common priorities in the Indo-Pacific and globally in her first telephone talks with Japanese FM Shunichi Suzuki.

The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command said Saturday the United States and its allies need to operate with a greater sense of urgency amid rising tensions and China's increasingly assertive military

China calls the deal an 'irresponsible' threat to regional stability