Marise Payne

Australia makes second request to India and Pakistan to 'exercise restraint'; says cycle of escalation 'very dangerous' for all

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, who was in London on Wednesday, said that she was very concerned about the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. "I was hearing very serious reports about an escalation of the conflict between Pakistan and India. I am very concerned about those.

Don't blame China for Australia missing Malabar games; Canberra's relationship with New Delhi doesn't justify an invite

The point is not to justify the exclusion of Australia, but to emphasise that India’s Malabar exercises not only predate the Quad by decades, but are part of a naval segment, not a diplomatic one

Quest for strategic leverage over China: Why India doesn't want to include Australia in Malabar exercises just yet

India's expanding bilateral ties with Australia is offset by its peculiar reluctance to let Canberra join the Malabar naval exercises despite repeated requests. New Delhi seems to view the trilateral naval exercise as some sort of a political tool.