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Topic: Quad

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.

Shinzo Abe was ‘passionate’ about ties with India, had special equation with both Modi & Manmohan

Shinzo Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, with two terms in 2006-2007 and 2012-2020. He was assassinated during a campaign event Friday.

What does the world think of China? Pew survey says 68% in 19 nations not Beijing fans

About 79% of respondents think China’s human rights policies are a ‘serious problem’, but majority in 'over half the countries surveyed' thought relations between their nation & China were good.

Quad’s expansion in tech, trade is good. But it must not forget security, economy are linked

China's economy is its most potent weapon. The Quad countries cannot divorce defence security from regional growth.

India ‘stabilising factor’ says US defence secretary, calls out China for ‘pushing limits’

US Defence Secretary Llyod Austin red flagged China’s hardening position at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) while speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Saturday.

Quad wants to stop illegal fishing in Indo-Pacific. But the net is actually for one shark

Quad’s provision to curb illegal fishing is likely to remain unimplementable. But platforms established for the flow of information could certainly serve strategic functions.

From Varanasi’s Gyanvapi to Delhi’s Qutub Minar — Urdu press focus on ‘right to worship’ row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

A tale of two summits: Quad under a Chinese shadow & Davos searching for a solution to Russia

Quad's message from Tokyo was of solidarity and the World Economic Forum's Switzerland meeting was more political than ever. Both were concerned about the health of geopolitics.

Why it’s obscene to tell Ukraine to give in & how war-upended global balance of power brings openings for India

Global order is in flux, and India is being wooed by all. It opens up economic, strategic & military possibilities unimaginable till recently. It is for India to take this opportunity.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

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.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

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.