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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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India bumbled along while China grew its navy. Now, embracing the West is the only option

Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced.

AUKUS not about one country, aimed at advancing strategic interests of all 3 nations, US says

New trilateral partnership between Australia, US and UK was unveiled Wednesday. US drew criticism from China and ally France, with the latter describing the move as a 'stab in the back'.

Australia kept India informed on AUKUS & assured strategic support, says high commissioner

Australian envoy to India Barry O’Farrell says his country’s cutting-edge naval capabilities will help give teeth to strategic ambitions of its partners in the region.

Why India could gain ‘major leverage’ as Australia, UK, US join hands to take on China

AUKUS is a new trilateral security partnership. UK & US will help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, pushing it to directly counter China.

India, Australia call for ‘broad-based & inclusive’ govt in Afghanistan at 2+2 meet

In a joint statement issued after the ministerial dialogue, the two nations called for the Taliban to guarantee safe passage for foreign nationals & Afghans wanting to leave.

Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific focus of Jaishankar’s meeting with Australian counterpart

Ahead of the inaugural 'two-plus-two' ministerial dialogue between India and Australia Saturday, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar met Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.

Want to ‘constructively’ engage with China, says Australia ahead of 2+2 talks with India

Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton are in India for the inaugural '2+2 ministerial dialogue' between the two countries Saturday.

Terror fallout from Afghanistan, China and Indo-Pacific top agenda of India-Australia talks

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton held bilateral talks Friday, ahead of the first ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and Australia tomorrow.

‘Deeply disappointed’ with non-inclusive Taliban govt in Afghanistan, Australia says

Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell says his country is focused on Taliban ensuring safe passage, ceasing violence, preventing violent extremism & upholding human rights.

Australian foreign, defence ministers to attend 2+2 ministerial talks in India on 11 September

The focus of the 2+2 dialogue is likely to be on boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s growing military assertiveness & Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.