US defence secretary Hegseth chides Europe, hails ties with China & Asia alliesUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lauded Asian allies like South Korea and Japan for defence contributions. He also noted improved ties wit...
Pentagon chief urges allies to boost defence spending amid 'alarm' over China's buildupPentagon chief Pete Hegseth has voiced concerns over China's military expansion in the Pacific. He noted widespread alarm across the region...
China asks Quad to stop meddling in maritime affairs in its neighbourhoodChina has strongly reacted to a Quad Ministerial meeting. The meeting expressed serious concerns over the East and South China Sea situatio...
Aiming at China, Quad announces massive USD 20 bn critical minerals frameworkThe Quad nations have launched a critical minerals cooperation framework. This initiative pledges up to USD 20 billion in capital to streng...
'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China SeasIndia, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. ...
Is Quad the Asian NATO or ocean foam? What Delhi meet revealsQuad foreign ministers met in Delhi focusing on practical cooperation. New initiatives target critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and...
A $2.89 trillion military surge signals the sharpest global arms buildup since WWIIThe surge in global military budgets is astonishing, with nations investing heavily in their defense capabilities in response to escalating...
Pakistan is shaping up an idea that can worry IndiaPakistan is pushing a proposed “Islamic NATO” with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan, aiming to build a regional defence bloc that r...
Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects 'garbage' Iran proposalHopes for an Iran peace deal have dimmed as President Trump stated a ceasefire is "on life support" following Tehran's rejection of a U.S. ...
Oil prices fall as US-Iran dialogue hopes ease supply concernsOil prices dropped as talks between the U.S. and Iran offered hope for de-escalation. This eased worries about supply disruptions from the ...
'US never consulted NATO allies before striking against Iran': Former ambassador Sunjay SudhirFormer Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sunjay Sudhir, hinted at a rift within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (...
Incoming Japan PM Ishiba's 'Asian NATO' idea test for US diplomacyShigeru Ishiba, Japan's next potential prime minister, proposes creating an 'Asian NATO' and stationing Japanese troops on U.S. soil to cou...
US' Indo-Pacific strategy as 'dangerous' as NATO expansion resulting in Ukraine crisis: China"With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) should have been consigned to history alongside the...
India, Australia reject criticism of Quad, S Jaishankar says important not to 'misrepresent' realityPrime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to the US to meet President Joe Biden and participate in the Quad Summit-level meeting on ...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said NATO was a ‘Cold War term’ while Quad is the "way forward."To clear doubts, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that there is no relation between the term NATO and Quad.
NATO doesn't see China as rival like Russia: UKHe says “I don't think anybody around the table today wants to descend into a new Cold War with China.” He says the leaders of the 30-natio...
US, European officials mull creating 'Asian NATO' to contain expansionist ChinaThrough previous efforts for East Asian security, alliance have failed to gain lasting traction, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ha...