Australia and India’s foreign ministers have affirmed their support for a free and open internet amid ongoing concerns that authoritarian regimes will try to mould the future of cyberspace to include more censorship and control. Australia’s Marise Payne and India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced the creation of the new Cyber Framework Dialogue at the tail-end of…
Australia and India Commit to Free and Open Internet
February 13, 2022
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‘A World Order That Favors Freedom’: QUAD Foreign Ministers Meet in Melbourne, Australia
February 11, 2022
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The four foreign ministers of the QUAD nations, Australia, the United States, India, and Japan, met on Feb. 11 in Melbourne for the fourth iteration of the talks. High on the agenda are issues like regional security—including Russia, China, and North Korea—economic engagement, new technologies, climate change, humanitarian issues, and the response to COVID-19. Australian…
India-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Would Benefit Indo-Pacific Region: Taiwanese Official
NEW DELHI—India and Taiwan in an effort to strengthen and expand their bilateral economic engagement are eyeing a free trade agreement, and looking at setting up a semiconductor manufacturing hub in an Indian city. James C. F. Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan’s New Southbound…
China’s Construction of Bridge in Disputed Border Region Poses Military Threat to India: Experts
NEW DELHI—The Chinese military is nearing completion of a bridge on the Pangong Tso Lake in the disputed border area between India and China in the eastern Ladakh region. The Indian government said on Feb. 4 the construction was carried out in areas illegally occupied by China. Pangong Tso is a high-altitude, trans-Himalayan lake that…
News Editor in Kashmir Arrested for Allegedly ‘Glorifying Terrorism’
A prominent news editor in Indian-administered Kashmir was arrested on Friday for allegedly “glorifying terrorism” and “instigating people,” police said. Fahad Shah, the founding editor of The Kashmir Walla, was detained from the southern Kashmiri city of Pulwama on Friday night after being summoned for questioning. Shah has been placed in 10-day police custody, the…
India-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Will Benefit Indo-Pacific Strategy: Taiwanese Official
NEW DELHI—In an effort to strengthen and expand their bilateral economic engagement India and Taiwan are eyeing a free trade agreement and looking at setting up a semiconductor manufacturing plant in an Indian city. James Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy Office…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Visit Australia for Quad Meeting
January 31, 2022
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Australia will host the next Quadrilateral Security Dialogue with America, India, and Japan in February as it seeks to “actively shape and influence” the Indo-Pacific region and counter China’s ambitions. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Melbourne, Australia for the next…
Indian Forces Kill Top Commander of Terrorist Group in Kashmir, One Officer Dead
Indian forces have killed a top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Islamist terrorist group and four other terrorists in India-administered Kashmir, police said on Sunday. “We had launched two separate operations on the basis of inputs about the presence of militants in these areas last night. Five militants, including JeM commander, Zahid Wani, and a…
Philippines Officially Signs Deal With India to Acquire Supersonic Cruise Missile
The Philippines have formally inked an 18.9 billion pesos ($370 million) contract with India for the acquisition of Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles, its defense ministry said in a statement on Friday. The 290-kilometer (180 miles) range Brahmos shore-based anti-ship missile system is produced by an Indo-Russian defense corporation BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India…
Bodies of Family That Froze to Death Trying to Cross Border May Not Return to India
A relative of a family that froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross the United States border says it’s expected the bodies will not be flown home to India for a funeral. Amritbhai Vakil said family members have decided it would be emotionally difficult to see the couple and their two children…
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