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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...
'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...
Planning a business trip to New Zealand? Here are the visa rulesNew Zealand has clear rules for short business trips. Visitors staying less than three months for approved activities like trade missions o...
Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summitSolomon Islands has decided to exclude non-member nations, including China, Taiwan, and the United States, from the upcoming Pacific Island...
Pacific Islands delay security plan that could open door to ChinaThe Melanesian Spearhead Group, comprising Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji, has delayed adopting a joint security stra...
PM Modi to attend 2023 Quad Summit in Sydney on May 24This will be the third in-person Quad Leaders' Summit and the first time Australia will be hosting the meeting. The announcement was made b...
US initiative checkmates China in Pacific islandsAfter the March 2022 news leak that Beijing was working on a secret deal with the Solomon Islands to open the door for a Chinese naval base...
A great deal of world's history will be written in Indo-Pacific in coming years, says President BidenBiden addressed the visiting leaders on Thursday in the first-ever summit held to make the Indo-Pacific safe and keep the island nations aw...
China seeks to develop military footprints in Pacific region: US President Biden's Dy AssistantTerming the Pacific region "diverse" Kurt Campbell said that the US need to gauge many parameters when it comes to the Pacific Islands incl...
China, New Zealand foreign ministers discuss Pacific involvementForeign Minister Nanaia Mahuta underlined the importance of engagement taking place in a manner that advances Pacific priorities, is suppor...
China eyes security pact in Pacific Island summitOn the table is a secret deal -- obtained by AFP -- that would see China train local police, become involved in cybersecurity, expand polit...
New Caledonia votes on whether to stay part of FranceVoters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia cast ballots on Sunday on whether to break away from France, but pro-independence f...
Indoensia puts meat into Indo-Pacific agenda; launches South Pacific ForumRepresentatives from 15 countries in the South Pacific region participated in the forum themed "Our future, shared ocean, shared prosperity...
India-Pacific Islands Cooperation Summit tomorrow in JaipurThe 2nd Forum for FIPIC Summit, being hosted by India in Jaipur, is aimed at stepping up cooperation with the island nations, some which ha...
PM Narendra Modi hopes summit with Pacific Island nations with boost tiesPM Modi expressed optimism about the upcoming Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation and hoped it will strengthen bonds ...
- EU holds high level talks with Pacific island nations
The European Union held high-level political talks for the first time Friday with the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum after signing agreeme...