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Quad now has steel to its spine

Posted on by india defence | 7911 Views | 11 min read

‘Quad’ has some ‘steel to its spine’ The first ever ‘in-person’ meeting of leaders of the newly-minted four- nation grouping recommitted to partnership, shared security and prosperity—a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The meeting also led to crucial announcements detailing joint efforts on developing critical technology, infrastructure development and addressing climate change besides sharing satellite data, cooperating in space and cyber domains. The four countries will also fund and finance research by 100 scholars each year by way of fellowships.

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China’s new maritime law a challenge for Quad

Posted on by india defence | 5447 Views | 5 min read

Can China enforce its new maritime law. Pacific powers like US and Japan are unlikely to comply. And, that leads to the more critical question of how will Beijing intend to respond to such alleged violations of the already controversial law it has passed

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US DoD issues new directive on China

Posted on by india defence | 5979 Views | 3 min read

The scope includes: Out-pacing China; developing a National Defense Strategy; streamlining and strengthening cooperation with US allies and partners, particularly in the Indo-Pacific; bolstering deterrence; accelerate development of new operational concepts; emerging capabilities and future force posture.

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Quad to use vaccine making capabilities of India for Indo-Pacific countries

Posted on by india defence | 5804 Views | 4 min read

Quad partners – Japan and Australia – we’re continuing to identify options for cooperation in the areas of vaccine manufacturing capacity in India

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New ‘play book’ for China ; Tech and allies imp: Carter

Posted on by india defence | 7199 Views | 8 min read

‘new play book’ terming what he said was the new ‘cold war’ which had offence and defence. “You cannot defend your way through. Your strategy should not only be to retard China’s advance, we have to good ourselves”. There was a need to spend more. Put your finger on two fields where you just cannot play defensive, you got to play offence. It is about running faster than the other guy instead of just trying to slow the other guy down.

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Quad, has TINA factor. Scope in Space and Defence

Posted on by india defence | 5588 Views | 8 min read

NATO had looked after post-world war interests of Europe and US, the common security interests of ‘Quad’ are still being defined, but would be clearly aimed at countering Chinese aggression of not following a rules based order.

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Biden: Will hold China accountable, matches Trump’s policy

Posted on by india defence | 5169 Views | 3 min read

The US is clear that in order to deal with these things in the future, we are going to hold China accountable to follow the rules whether it relates to the South China Sea or the North China Sea, or their agreement made on Taiwan, or a whole range of other things.

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Vietnam is a ‘pillar’ of India’s Act East Policy

Posted on by india defence | 8199 Views | 6 min read

The Indian ‘Act East Policy’ ( earlier know as the Look East Policy), entails long-term strategic engagement with countries that are located east of itself, these include Japan, South Korea, the ten -country ASEAN as a block and also bilaterally with each of them.

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