Indo Pacific Region

EU only wants free trade deal with India that gives it 'real' market access

The EU and India last year revived negotiations to forge a free trade agreement that could act as a counterbalance to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, but the bloc has deemed India's proposals so far as too soft to lead to a comprehensive pact.

AUKUS initiative: A watershed moment in dealing with Chinese threat

Given India’s geographical positioning, and its strong ties with the countries involved, be it bilaterally or ‘minilaterally’, any developments in the region will have serious military implications for New Delhi

China, G20 and G7: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's agenda for his 27-hour visit to India

Japan's Fumio Kishida emphasised India's importance for a free Indo-Pacific region during his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Japanese prime minister is on his second visit to the country where the two sides will also talk about the G20 and G7 summits

US, Australia and UK announce nuclear-powered submarine deal

The announcement was made after the leaders of the three countries attended a summit meeting in San Diego on Monday and asserted that the move is to keep the Indo-Pacific region ‘free and open’

UK delivering on new Free Trade Agreement with India, says Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated the UK's commitment to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India as part of the country's wider focus on enhancing ties with the Indo-Pacific region.

US partnering with India to enable it to play 'broader stabilising role' in Indo-Pacific region: Pentagon

The US will partner India to help New Delhi play a "broader stabilising role" in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, a senior defence official from the Pentagon has said.

EAM Jaishankar discusses Ukraine conflict, its repercussions on Indo-Pacific in Australia

Australian counterpart Penny Wong said,that both countries have agreed to continue to deepen the relationship, including the diplomatic footprint in each other's country and are looking to open a consulate general in Bengaluru, in the heart of India's technology industry sometime next year

India and US need to cooperate 'more closely' in Indo-Pacific: Congressman Joe Wilson

Wilson said in order to take US and India ties forward and to realise the full spirit of the strategic partnership, the US and India need to cooperate more closely in the Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific is future and not the past, says S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that the charges that the Indo-Pacific derives from Cold War thinking are motivated and false

China getting more and more aggressive in Indo-Pacific region, says France's Florence Parly

Stressing on keeping key maritime lanes free, the French defence minister said China was getting more aggressive in the Indo-Pacific region, more so, when it comes to the (South) China Sea