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India-Japan 2+2: What Jaishankar, Rajnath focused on during 3rd edition of bilateral dialogue

Jaishankar said foreign, defence ministers of India and Japan also discussed ‘unfolding new avenues for technology, research & industrial cooperation’ in this edition of 2+2 dialogue.

India-US forging tech alliance since long. Now use 2+2 dialogue to push it further

At the fourth edition of India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, first under Biden administration, the two sides will likely focus on strengthening partnership in emerging tech.

At 2+2, US needs to treat India as great power, and India needs to act like one

If Russia can enforce its international will by war and threats to use weapons of mass destruction, China will not be far behind in employing those tactics.

Why Rajnath raised China’s Ladakh aggression at 2+2 dialogue with Beijing’s friend Russia

India and Russia’s maiden 2+2 dialogue comes at a time when New Delhi’s ties with Washington are on an upswing while its oldest ally — Moscow — gets closer to Beijing.   

Will Pompeo’s Asia trip help arrest China influence? It’s not a one-day match, say experts

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Asia was perceived as a US bid to bolster Indo-Pacific cooperation and and thereby arrest Beijing’s influence in the region.

Here is why US changed Rajnath Singh’s statement on ‘reckless aggression’ by China

Both the US State and Defense departments have added footnotes to the transcripts they released on Rajnath Singh’s remarks at 2+2. The State Department has also updated the text.

China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ should push like-minded countries to work together, says US

Ahead of the 2+2 ministerial meet in Delhi next week, the Trump administration says Quad is neither an alliance nor an exclusive grouping.

Maldives to Moscow — India prepares for brave new Biden world after Modi-Trump bonhomie

US’ Pompeo and Esper are flying down for the ‘2+2’ dialogue — something they could have done virtually. Shows depth of Modi-Trump ties.

India, US set to hold 2+2 talks, defence cooperation pact likely on agenda amid LAC standoff

New Delhi and Washington are likely to sign defence foundational pact BECA during the 2+2 meeting that has been in the works since July.

Modi improving ties with China may give India more elbow room with Trump

Recent remarks by BJP’s Ram Madhav are an indication of the Modi government’s desire to improve the mood music with China.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.