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Indian PM Narendra Modi emplanes for India after completing US visit

Sep 24, 2024, at 03:01 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday emplaned for India after completing his trip to the USA where he attended the Summit of the Future and met QUAD leaders.

QUAD leaders express concerns over situation in East, South China Seas

Sep 23, 2024, at 11:45 pm

The United States, India, Japan and Australia issued a joint statement where it expressed concerns over the situation in the East and South China Seas.

Indian PM Narendra Modi pledges $7.5 million to QUAD Leaders' Cancer Moonshot initiative

Sep 23, 2024, at 02:54 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi has pledged his nation will contribute $7.5 million, including 40 million vaccine doses, for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives

Free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific was a shared objective of the Quad partners: Narendra Modi

Sep 23, 2024, at 12:52 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi participated in the sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday when he said that a free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific was a shared objective of the Quad partners.

S Jaishankar meets Penny Wong in Tokyo, discusses ways to expand bilateral ties with Australia in fields like security, trade and education

Jul 29, 2024, at 03:38 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Japan's Tokyo when they discussed further steps needed to intensify bilateral ties between the two nations.

EAM S Jaishankar discusses regional and global issues during his meeting with Antony Blinken ahead of Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tokyo

Jul 28, 2024, at 10:14 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken when they discussed regional and global issues.

Quad officials discuss progress made since May 2023 meeting

Jul 05, 2024, at 11:27 pm

Senior Officials from the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Department of State of the United States of America met by video conference on Thursday to review the progress made by various Quad Working Groups in achieving the commitments made at the May 2023 Quad Leaders’ Summit.

India-Australia two-way trade grew by more than 50 percent in last five years: Envoy Philip Green OAM

Dec 15, 2023, at 05:20 am

Australian envoy to India Philip Green OAM has appreciated the bilateral relationship shared between Canberra and New Delhi and said the two-way trade relationship between the two nations grew by more than 50 per cent in the last five years.

Fifth India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue begins in New Delhi

Nov 10, 2023, at 07:45 pm

The fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue began on Friday (November 10, 20203) in New Delhi, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar co-chairing the Dialogue with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Govt considering to invite Quad leaders as Republic Day guests

Sep 08, 2023, at 04:37 am

New Delhi: India is considering inviting the leaders of the Quad grouping as guests on Republic Day.

Quad navies to participate in Malabar 2023 off Sydney this year

May 21, 2023, at 02:15 am

Navies from four Quad nations- US, India, Australia, and Japan- will participate in advanced Malabar 2023 exercises off the east coast of down under nation from August 11 to 22 this year, media reports said.

India hosting Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting, Indo-Pacific remains key focus point

Mar 03, 2023, at 09:48 pm

New Delhi: India is currently hosting the meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers on Friday where  Indo-Pacific will remain a key focus of discussion.

Quad Foreign Ministers reaffirm commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific

Mar 03, 2023, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Foreign Ministers of the Quad nations – India, Australia, Japan and the US – met in the Indian capital today and reaffirmed that the grouping is a force for regional and global good and its commitment toward an inclusive, resilient, free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japanese FM arrives in India to attend Quad meeting

Mar 03, 2023, at 06:24 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrived in the Indian capital to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting today.

Quad nations to launch public campaign to improve cyber security

Feb 09, 2023, at 12:07 am

New Delhi: Quad nations are launching a public campaign to improve cyber security across the Quad nations: the Quad Cyber Challenge.

India likely to host QUAD Foreign Minister’s meet next year

Dec 20, 2022, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi: India is all set to host  Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) Foreign Minister’s meeting next year, media reports said.

US is excited to witness India's G20 presidency: Consul General Melinda Pavek

Nov 22, 2022, at 02:56 pm

Kolkata: US Consul General Melinda Pavek on Monday said the US, along with the world, is excited to witness India’s G20 presidency as it takes over from Indonesia officially on Dec 1.

India, Australia to work closely in Quad, G20: S Jaishankar

Oct 10, 2022, at 08:40 pm

Canberra/UNI: As part of the 13th India-Australia Foreign Minister's Framework Dialogue, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Senator Penny Wong on Monday held a dialogue and agreed to work closely in Quad, trilaterals, G20, UN and other important forums.

Quad leaders praise India's COVID-19 vaccine donation

May 24, 2022, at 09:27 pm

Tokyo/ New Delhi: The leaders of the Quad countries during their Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday welcomed India's gift of 525,000 doses of Made in India vaccines to Thailand and Cambodia in April this year under the Quad Vaccine Partnership.

Australia to host next Quad Summit: PM Anthony Albanese

May 24, 2022, at 09:03 pm

Tokyo: Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said the next Quad Summit will be held in his nation.

Narendra Modi participates in Quad Summit, leaders discuss Indo-Pacific region issue

May 24, 2022, at 07:59 pm

Tokyo: PM Narendra Modi participated in the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, along with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, President Joseph Biden of the United States of America and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia when they discussed perspectives on developments in the Indo-Pacific region.

Quad is pursuing a constructive agenda for Indo-Pacific: PM Narendra Modi

May 24, 2022, at 02:26 pm

Tokyo/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Quad is pursuing a constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific region and it has made an important place on the world stage in a short span of time.

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Tokyo for Quad Summit

May 23, 2022, at 02:23 pm

Tokyo: Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Monday where he will attend the  third Quad Leaders’ Summit.

India hands over vaccine Thailand under Quad Vaccine Partnership

Apr 22, 2022, at 02:57 pm

New Delhi: Under the Quad’s flagship Vaccine Partnership, a consignment of COVID vaccines was handed over jointly by the Ambassador of India, Suchitra Durai, Ambassador of Australia, Allan McKinnon, Ambassador of Japan, Nashida Kazuya and the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States of America, James Wayman to the the Kingdom of Thailand.

'Unsatisfactory but unsurprising': US over India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war

Mar 26, 2022, at 06:16 am

Washington/IBNS: A senior White House official on Friday said India's position at the United Nations over the Ukraine crisis has been "unsatisfactory", reports said.

'Need a peaceful solution on the basis of international law': Japanese PM Kishida on Ukraine conflict

Mar 20, 2022, at 05:07 am

New Delhi: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on Saturday said Russia's invasion on Ukraine is "very serious issue which is shaking the roots of international order" as he addressed a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Quad condemns 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks, stress on free, open Indo-Pacific

Feb 11, 2022, at 11:17 pm

Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: The Quad countries on Friday reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, and stressed that Afghan territory should not be used for terrorism, and spoke in favour of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.

S Jaishankar joins Quad partners for fourth meeting in Melbourne

Feb 11, 2022, at 03:55 pm

Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday joined his compatriots from the other Quad countries of Japan, Australia and the US for the fourth meeting in Melbourne, with focus on the Indo-Pacific.

Narendra Modi-Suga meet on sidelines of Quad Leaders’ Summit, discuss COVID-19, Afghanistan issues

Sep 24, 2021, at 02:49 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, in Washington DC on Thursday on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit.

Australia, India vow to work together for Indo-Pacific security ahead of QUAD leaders' meet

Sep 23, 2021, at 08:31 pm

New York/UNI: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and both affirmed their shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting.