External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has visited the Shrine of Remembrance, one of Australia's largest war memorials.
EAM S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here ahead of a crucial meeting of Quad foreign ministers, saying progress in different domains of Indo-US relations was positive.
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the Quad initiative will be delivered in the first half of 2022, the foreign ministers of the coalition said on Friday
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the Quad initiative will be delivered in the first half of 2022, the foreign ministers of the grouping said
'We are building an agenda which seeks to further our shared vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific,' said EAM Jaishankar
Confrontation with China is not inevitable, but the United States must stand up with its allies for a rules-based system threatened by Chinese aggression, Blinken said Friday.
Antony Blinken on Friday said Quad grouping deserves the freedom to work together and associate with whom they choose to benefit people.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a partnership of four nations, each of whom shares a commitment to openness, transparency and challenges coming out of the current global order.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a partnership of four nations, each of whom shares a commitment to openness, transparency and challenges coming out of the current global order.
A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad countries is expected to be held later this month in Melbourne, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said
The last Quad Foreign Ministers meeting was held virtually in February last year
The bloc comprising Japan, US, Australia and India will meet in Japan late spring.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday expressed his willingness to host an in-person summit of the Quad countries in the first half of the year in Japan
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that Quad consisting of the US, Japan, Australia, and India is "very much for real"
The Quad partnership is one of the ways that could help address strategic competition and geopolitical challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said
If this Quad Summit takes place it would be the first one to be hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
India's positive role in the region was also highlighted during the India-Asean Summit
While fear of Chinese tech domination brings together the large democracies, India has announced collaborations in defence security systems driven by emerging tech, including drone manufacturing
India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific
PM calls for reforms and drives Quad evolution