Quad alliance partners warn Putin against nuking Ukraine Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, Antony Blinken and his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia have said The New Daily · Mar 3, 2023
Russians pound last access routes to Ukraine's besieged Bakhmut Russia said on Friday it would take measures to prevent new border incursions, a day after accusing Ukraine-backed nationalists of killing two people in a cross-border raid in southern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Friday told the Russian security council it needed to take up new "anti-terrorism measures"… France 24 · Mar 3, 2023
Russia Must Be Punished for Ukraine War, US, Quad Allies Say Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia said in a statement on Friday following a meeting in New Delhi. The so-called Quad group also said that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023
Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
Quad not a military grouping, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad is not a military grouping, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Mar 3, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Scholz hold talks as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut – as it happened Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, says Russian ‘pincers are getting tighter’ around contested city The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2023
Budget Committee session keeps Hayashi from G20 meeting Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi did not attend the foreign ministers meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies held in India on Wednesday and Thursday in order to participate in the fiscal 2023 budget proposal deliberations at the House of Councillors Budget Committee. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2023
Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official. Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023
Former Australian PM Scott Morrison likens west’s ‘appeasement’ of China to Munich agreement with Hitler Speech in Tokyo draws parallel with pre-second world war agreement, and claims credit for urging others to stand up to Beijing ‘bullying’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023
Chairing ASEAN: what does it mean for Indonesia in 2023? Despite many obstacles and challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine war and global recession, host nation Indonesia managed to ensure that the high-level conference held in Bali on November 15-16 2022 produced a joint declaration, known as the G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration. It shows how Indonesia, under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has… The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023
A resurgence of alliances is an echo of past wars Alliances are as old as civilisation. Older, actually: almost every hunter-gatherer band that anthropologists have studied, from the New Guinea highlanders to the Yanomamo in the Amazon, made alliances with other groups to try to protect themselves. Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023
Diamonds set for for World Cup squad shootout at netball Quad Series A quintet of Australian shooters find themselves under the spotlight with places in Stacey Marinkovich’s squad limited The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2023
Indians view US as biggest threat after China, survey shows Indians view the U.S. as the biggest military threat after China and place greater blame on NATO and Washington than on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his war in Ukraine, according to a new survey. Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023
Modi’s China Policy Is a Failure The Indian government has tread carefully—and invited trouble. Foreign Policy · Jan 18, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Jan 16, 2023 Japan, India launch joint fighter jet drill to strengthen anti-China alliance Japan and India began their first joint fighter jet exercise on Monday near Tokyo as the countries upgrade defence and security ties with an eye on China's increasing military might.
Reuters · Jan 13, 2023 Explainer-Why Japan is seeking military ties beyond its U.S. ally Before meeting President Joe Biden in Washington D.C., Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Italy, France, Britain and Canada, in part to forge security ties that could help it fend off China, North Korea and Russia.
The Times of India · Nov 25, 2022 West must live with India’s stand on Ukraine: Jaishankar at Times Now Summit NEW DELHI: India has taken a bigger, longer and more serious view of the Ukraine war and the outcome of the Bali G20 summit has borne out the correctness of PM Modi’s judgment on the issue, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at the Times Now Summit.
ABC News · Nov 13, 2022 Anthony Albanese invites US President Joe Biden to speak to Australian parliament Anthony Albanese sits down with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, discussing regional security, Ukraine and global supply chains.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2022 Albanese and Biden discuss climate action and Aukus pact ahead of G20 summit In a 40-minute meeting, the prime minister also invited the US president to address federal parliament next year during meeting of the Quad
Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022 US Treasury Secretary Yellen looks to India for ‘friend-shoring’ Mutual concern over China has drawn US and India closer in recent years, including to reorient supply chains.
360info · Nov 7, 2022 Asian nations still hedging in global health diplomacy race Although health diplomacy is instrumental in gaining influence and traction, its international rivalry is not necessarily healthy.
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 14, 2022 Political Pulse / Abe's death puts focus on Kishida's contrasting leadership qualities "The different streams, having their sources in different places, all mingle their water in the sea."
AAP · Oct 11, 2022 Keep Aust-China communication open: India India's top diplomat has encouraged Australia and China to keep lines of communication open as Canberra's relationship with Beijing begins to thaw.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Indian minister says Ukraine war serves no one's interests India’s External Affairs minister says Russia’s war on Ukraine “does not serve the interests of anybody.”
AAP · Oct 10, 2022 Penny Wong brushes curly question on India The foreign minister has brushed off a curly question about India's defence ties to Russia during a joint press conference at Parliament House.