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The Indo-Pacific region produces headlines more often today than 10 years ago as a rising China, a defiant United States, and a host of other regional actors in the ongoing Indo-Pacific define the politics of the region. China’s rise and territorial assertiveness and an emerging grouping to counter China’s moves has led to United States’ renewed importance to the Indo-Pacific by a significant renaming of the U.S. Pacific Command to the Indo-Pacific command. In this region Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia,Thailans, Australia all are affected and the region is seeing some open tensions.

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...
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...
Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, addressing delegates at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue

Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2023

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The annual apex-level international conference of the Indian Navy – the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) – was held in New Delhi on 15-17 November...
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...
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....
A Chinese Coast Guard ship is seen near a Vietnam Marine Guard ship in the South China Sea.

India, US Worried Over Beijing’s South China Sea Push Amid Pandemic

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Under cover of the coronavirus pandemic, China has ramped up its aggressive expansionism both in the South China Sea as well as the Indian...
US Navy carrier strike group, led by USS Nimitz and Indian Navy conducted PASSEX the maritime drills in mid-July 2020 close to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

INDO-PACIFIC: Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Advances

The Quadrilateral traces its origins to the great Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004. Indian ships, aircraft and helicopters were despatched within hours to...
Two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis and USS Ronald Reagan conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea.

INDO-PACIFIC: US Rejects China’s Claim Over S. China Sea

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Washington’s Policies Increasingly Hawkish Towards China The US State Department effectively rejected nearly all of China’s claims and activities in the South China Sea, through...
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...
Japan plans to purchase nearly 150 F-35 fighter jets from the US

INDO-PACIFIC – What is Japan, India, and Australia’s Role?

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Recently, tension in the Indo-Pacific region has risen as China's maritime expansion has escalated in the region. In the South China Sea, China has...

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