Tag: Australia

Understanding AUKUS: The Submarine Deal, Restraining China and Geopolitical Implications
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Understanding AUKUS: The Submarine Deal, Restraining China and Geopolitical Implications

Despite its indifference towards AUKUS, India will welcome the arrangement to support a free and open Indo-Pacific in light of the increasingly assertive attitude of China in the region. India’s concerns regarding “encirclement” by China may also be partially mitigated by AUKUS. The unparalleled rise of China has been one of the most notable geopolitical […]

India & Australia – Enhancing Relations at the time of Geopolitical upheavals
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India & Australia – Enhancing Relations at the time of Geopolitical upheavals

India and Australia have commercial ties dating back to the 18th century when India played a central role in nourishing the young colony. Trade with Australia came to be an important element in the operations of the East India Company in Bengal. For the next half-century, Australia’s most immediate and direct links were with India […]

FTAs, free for all?
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FTAs, free for all?

Free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have not worked in India’s favour. Will the deals with Australia and UAE deliver? After Canberra ratified the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) on Tuesday there was a huge sense of achievement that overtook the establishment and media outlets. While the fine print was […]

2022 QUAD summit – Agenda, Intent, and Future goals
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2022 QUAD summit – Agenda, Intent, and Future goals

The US is going with QUAD and the countries in the region to ensure that its supply chain in critical technologies remains intact.  PM Modi’s visit has ensured that India can solicit the technologies it needs without depending on any one country. India and other democratic countries cannot afford to simply watch Chinese advances in the South […]

Trade war fallout? Australia demands China’s apology for derogatory Tweet by its spokesman over its soldiers
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Trade war fallout? Australia demands China’s apology for derogatory Tweet by its spokesman over its soldiers

Australia’s shadowboxing with China has now ended up with a fight on social media. China’s relationship with Australia has deteriorated since the latter called for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. China, which did not take it lightly, indulged in a trade war with Australia. Several Australian parliamentarians have blamed China […]

Convicted Islamic terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika stripped of his Australian citizenship
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Convicted Islamic terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika stripped of his Australian citizenship

Islamic terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika convicted of being involved in terrorist attacks in Australia has been stripped of his citizenship, as per Australian news reports. He is slated to be released from the Victorian prison where he was imprisoned since 2008. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirmed the news that Australian passport of the terrorist […]