NZ High Commissioner David Pine emphasises growing convergence of interests in Indo-Pacific between two countries and his government’s keen interest in engagement with Quad.
New Delhi has been actively pushing Act East policy. A majority don't consider it as strategically influential power for ASEAN in 2024, finds Singapore's ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Penny Wong's remarks come a day after second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. New Delhi & Canberra are part of QUAD, with works to support an open Indo-Pacific region.
Dates being looked at for Quad summit are 25 or 27 January & will be finalised depending on availability of PM of Australia, which marks its own national day on 26 January.
The joint statement comes a week after North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un visited Russia, triggering global concerns about potential weapons transfer deals between the two countries.
Multi-role stealth frigate INS Sahyadri & indigenous destroyer INS Kolkata will be participating in the annual naval exercise. Navies of US, Japan & Australia taking part as well.
At G7 meet PM Narendra Modi spoke against 'unilateral attempt to change status quo' & released statement with Quad nations seeking an Indo-Pacific region free of 'coercion' from any country.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Being part of AUKUS is a big shift. Didn’t really know that NZ politics was so partisan. What happened to the India – NZ FTA, btw ?