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US defence secretary Mark Esper, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo with prime minister Narendra Modi on 26 October 2020.

INDIA – U.S.: Indo-US Defence Cooperation Enters New Phase

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh and minister for external affairs S Jaishankar welcomed US secretary of state Michael Pompeo and secretary of defence Mark Esper...
US defence secretary Mark Esper, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, defence Minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.

Extracts from the Joint Statement Issued by India and US

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Shared Vision for Global Leadership The Ministers reiterated their commitment to maintaining a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific built on a rules-based international...
India and the US have agreed to the co-development of “air-launched, small, unmanned airborne systems (UAS)” as part of a long term project under the DTTI initiative

A Review of the The Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI)

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India and the US, on 15 September 020, signed a statement of intent (SoI) to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation and...
Australian Navy Ship HMAS Ballarat, a frigate, made a port call at Mormugao Port, Goa after phase 1 of Malabar exercise.

INDO-PACIFIC – With Australia Joining The Quadrilateral is Complete

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In a significant move that came amid a Sino-India border row, India announced, on 19 October, Australia''s participation in the Malabar exercise, held in...
External affairs minister S Jaishankar with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in Tokyo, 6 Oct 2020.

INDO-PACIFIC – The Quad is Getting Stronger

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With Australia having joined the Indian, American and Japanese navies in the November 2020 Malabar exercises, co-operation among the Quad countries looks more concrete....
Japanese Samurai

INDIA-JAPAN: Kautilyan Approach and Japan’s Samurai Spirit Part 1

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India and Japan Can Show the Right Path For many years, the India-Japan partnership has suffered from a needless hesitation and superficial doubt. The ‘Modi-Abe...
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and INS Vikramaditya in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar 2020.

JOINT EXERCISES – Quad Navies Hold 24th Malabar Exercise

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After a gap of 13 years, India, US, Australia and Japan conducted their first joint naval drill, called Malabar exercise, from 3 November. It...
Defence minister Rajnath Singh at the ADMM Plus Retreat Gala Dinner hosted by Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon in Bangkok, 17 November 2019.

Defence Cooperation : India and ASEAN Defence Relations

India recognizes ASEAN centrality (taken forward through ASEAN led institutions) in its Indo Pacific strategy. Relations between India and ASEAN have taken on a...
Bilateral merchandise trade between Russia and India

How Will Sanctions Against Russia Impact Indian Economy?

Trade, Energy, Commerce, Space and Nuclear Power May be Affected In a joint statement, on 26 February, the United States (US), the European Union (EU),...
US supplied C17 Globemaster transport planes of the IAF at Leh airfield.

INDIA-UNITED STATES: India’s Growing Strategic Convergence With USA

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The Trump administration is looking to increase arms sales to India in the wake of deadly border clashes between India and China. The US...

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