Why Australia is taking only 280 people a year from Tuvalu, even as one third want to fleeTuvalu, facing imminent submersion due to climate change, has partnered with Australia through the Falepili Union treaty. This agreement al...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
AUKUS nuclear submarine sale under scrutiny as Trump tariffs rattle AustraliaDoubts surround the AUKUS treaty as Donald Trump's tariffs and concerns over China deterrence impact the sale of nuclear submarines to Aust...
16 Apr, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Australia, Britain to strike treaty for joint production of submarinesAustralia and Britain will sign a bilateral treaty to produce a new class of nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership, which ...
27 Sep, 2024, 08.41 AM IST
Indonesia and Australia finalise new bilateral defence treatyIndonesia and Australia have finalized a landmark defense treaty that will significantly enhance military cooperation between the two natio...
20 Aug, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over ChinaJapan and the Philippines signed a landmark defense pact allowing Japanese forces to conduct joint military exercises, including live-fire ...
08 Jul, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Defence chiefs from US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperationTop defense officials from the US, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines gathered in Hawaii, vowing to strengthen cooperation amid concerns...
03 May, 2024, 01.49 PM IST
Australia finalizing new security pact with Pacific neighbor amid China threatAlbanese said he wanted to enhance trade between the two countries "in everything from coffee and cocoa to fisheries and tourism," and to w...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
United States, Australia to counter China's 'destabilizing military activities' - statementU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles in Washington on Monday as part of the annual AUSM...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.23 AM IST
Australia, Japan to sign 'historic' defence, security pactPrime ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Fumio Kishida of Japan will meet in a virtual summit to sign the agreement, which Morrison ...
05 Jan, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
Quad and AUKUS not similar, Australia won't have any nuclear weapons, says Harsh ShringlaShringla also stressed that Australia has clarified that they are working on a nuclear-propelled submarine. "But it would not have any nucl...
21 Sep, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
Australia security official warns staff of 'drums of war'``He is absolutely at liberty to prepare such a speech, a document, and to have that published,'' Andrews said. ``The overarching message f...
27 Apr, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin likely to visit India later this monthIn January, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Austin emphasised Washington's commitment to the Major Defense Partnership w...
07 Mar, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Japan engages Biden admin preempting Chinese aggression over Senkaku IslandTokyo has been working to maintain balance between Beijing, a top economic partner, and the U.S., its closest security ally, as Sino-Americ...
26 Jan, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd says US-China war no longer inconceivableFormer prime minister and China scholar Kevin Rudd wrote in the Foreign Affairs journal this week that the risk of armed conflict between t...
05 Aug, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
India may contribute to Australia-French submarine projectSidhu is also hopeful that Australian uranium exporters, which are private entities, would be able to supply the much needed metal to India...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.42 PM IST
India to reject global arms trade treatyNew Delhi is set to reject a global arms trade treaty since the agreement is heavily loaded against weapons-importing countries like India.
29 Mar, 2013, 12.44 PM IST
- UN arms treaty draft favours exporters;ignores India's concern
The UN treaty is facing opposition as it favours the arms exporters and is silent on the illicit trafficking to non-state actors.
28 Mar, 2013, 02.11 PM IST