Eye on China, India & Japan to upgrade pact to counter security challenges | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid growing convergence on strategic issues, including their vision for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, India and Japan agreed in a joint statement issued after the 2+2 dialogue on Tuesday to revise and update the 2008 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation to reflect contemporary priorities and to be responsive to the current…

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Rajnath: Navy helping to ensure rules-based order, peace in IOR – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is ensuring that no nation “suppresses another” in Indo-Pacific or “endangers its strategic autonomy” on the basis of economic strength or military power, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, in a clear reference to China’s continuing attempts to expand its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).“Securing free…

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