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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicIndo-Pacific

Topic: Indo-Pacific

Quad leaders to announce working group on space, supply chain, 5G, White House official says

The leaders of the Quad countries are also planning to roll out vaccine deliverables and announce measures in the field of healthcare and infrastructure sector, officials said.

US, Britain & Australia announce new trilateral Indo-Pacific alliance ‘AUKUS’

Under the first initiative of AUKUS, Australia will build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines with US & UK's help as China's influence grows over the strategically vital region.

SubscriberWrites: Preparation in Tibet is proof that China presents a strategic, war-like challenge to India

India must make a domestic economic strategy for the coming two decades in order to eliminate all imports from China, writes Jay Desai.

Commitment to democratic values bedrock of US-India bilateral relationship, says Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a two-day India visit, made these remarks while speaking to the civil society leaders Wednesday, ahead of his meeting with PM Modi.

China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in Indo-Pacific can spark crisis, says US Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Llyod Austin described US' relationship with China as competitive & stressed on having a direct line of communication between their militaries.

Covid aid to India, financial help to Sri Lanka — Bangladesh is showcasing its economic rise

Experts say main reason behind Bangladesh's economic growth is that it continues to reap benefits from EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences programme & other trade preferences.

Eye on China, Modi & Johnson set 2030 target for India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

At the first-ever bilateral summit between PM Modi & his UK counterpart Boris Johnson, both leaders also agreed to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement.

Jaishankar thanks Antony Blinken for US’ support in India’s fight against Covid

The two leaders met on the sidelines of G7 foreign ministers' meeting in the UK and held talks on Covid challenges and ways to deepen the US-India global strategic partnership.

Why seeing Russia and China as the new axis of evil is a non-starter

Russia, China can’t act in perfect concert. There’s a Batman problem for Putin.

EU-China ties ‘flexible, multi-faceted’, envoy says as Brussels rolls out Indo-Pacific strategy

After much deliberations the EU has come out with its on Indo-Pacific strategy to ‘reinforce its strategic focus, presence and action’ in the region.

On Camera

As Gaza peace plan takes shape, does India have a role?

If there is any country trusted by both sides in Gaza, it is India. While some Arab and Muslim countries are mistrusted by Israel, any Western influence is doubted by Palestinians.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.