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The importance of both Quad and BRICS

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Japan end-July, after a long gap of 10 months, comes at a time when the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is paralysed and its reform nowhere in sight, international law is violated with impunity both in the Ukraine war and in the assault on Gaza by Israel, an axis of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran is gaining traction, and Chinese influence is growing not just in the Indo-Pacific, but elsewhere too.The U.S. has, in turn, realised that it needs not just allies, but also credible partners in its security architecture, including in the Indo-Pac...

United States and India share a unique bond of friendship, says White House | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The United States and India, being the world's oldest and largest democracies, share a special bond of friendship. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to New Delhi aims to further strengthen the US-India partnership, contributing to a more secure and thriving Indo-Pacific region, the White House has said. Sullivan's trip marks the first visit by a high-ranking Biden administration official since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government assumed power for its third term.During his visit, Sullivan met with Prime Minister Modi and his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, on Monday. John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor, emphasized that "As the world's two oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share a unique bond of friendsh...

‘A theatre of rivalries’ — geospatial tech key to Indo-Pacific security, says Indian military brass

New Delhi: Emphasising the importance of the Indo-Pacific, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) Lt. Gen. Rakesh Kapoor has said that since the region is an economic powerhouse and home to nearly half of the world’s population, its militaries require geospatial technology to gain a competitive advantage over their adversaries.Geospatial technology is used for the collection, storage and organising of geographic information. “Indo-Pacific is a theatre of rivalries,” Lt. Gen. Kapoor said Tuesday at the 14th edition of Indo-Pacific Geo Intelligence Forum in New Delhi. Show Full Article While he referred to land, sea, air and space domains as global commons for growth and development, Lt. Gen. Kapoor said the issue with these, howeve...