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Topic: Quad

China thinks ‘might is right’, wants to ‘replace US as global net security provider’: Army chief General Pande

Speaking at Savitribai Phule Pune University, he said most important aspects of India’s operational environment remain challenges of disputed borders & Chinese action along LAC.

What to expect from G20 foreign ministers’ meet: Joint statement ‘unlikely’, no Japan FM

With the Ukraine crisis likely to dominate the talks, experts don't expect walkouts as seen in Bali last year, but said India will face 'difficulties' drafting its chair summary.

UK’s House of Commons defence panel calls for expansion of AUKUS to include India, Japan

Suggestion by chair of House of Commons defence select committee reflects evolving dynamics of Indo-Pacific and global security. India & Japan are part of QUAD with US, Australia.

India & US have differing threat perception, former Indian Navy chief writes for War on The Rocks

In article co-authored with Blake Herzinger, non-resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute, Admiral Karambir Singh has said cooperative work need not only take place during wartime.

Local bully China’s distracted & Pakistan’s a mess but it won’t last. Modi should use time wisely

India has to begin the transformation now, starting with a conscious hedging of the risk posed by its dependence on Russian military supplies.

G20 leadership only brings status. India should focus on security instead, keep eye on China

New Delhi is yet to make a proper assessment of what it actually gained with its third world activism from the 1950s onwards.

US calls India ‘ally’ in National Security Strategy, terms China ‘competitor & Russia ‘threat’

The 2022 National Security Strategy was released by the Joe Biden administration Wednesday in an effort to ‘outmaneuver’ its ‘geopolitical competitors’.

All eyes on India as Quad allies US, Japan, Australia call out China, Russia at Hawaii meet

While US, Japan and Australia are consistently and openly criticising China and Russia together, they have avoided doing so in the Quad which includes India

Eyes on China, Japan PM Kishida urges US, India to work for ‘free & open’ Indo-Pacific

Kishida met PM Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris, who are in Tokyo for the state funeral of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.

NATO powers, Quad, Five Eyes, ASEAN—China’s rise is forcing nations to unionise

Pitch Black 2022, Australian Air Force’s biennial warfare exercise, stands out for an unusual display of enthusiasm by two EU powers, France and Germany.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.