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Factbox-Policies of Australia's political parties at a glance

Australia's political parties are in the final stages of campaigning ahead of a general election on Saturday.

Reuters

Australia's Opposition leader says he will travel to Quad if wins election

Australia's Opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese said if he wins Saturday's general election he will travel to Tokyo for a meeting of the Quad group of the United States, Japan and India, scheduled just three days later.

Reuters

Leaders grapple with China diplomacy

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have spoken about their approach to dealing with a more assertive China and building partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.

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Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov thanks Delhi for support on WWII Victory Day

As Russia and the U.S. increase war rhetoric over Ukraine, New Delhi steers clear of appearing to pick sides

The Hindu

Affordable Covid drugs kept out of reach by sluggish WTO

Analysis: EU and US pharma giants’ intellectual property rights stop poorer countries accessing vital medication – despite WTO claims of progress

The Guardian - UK

Biden to meet PM Modi at Tokyo Quad summit in May

Biden’s trip to South Korea and Japan has been scheduled for May 20 to 24

The Hindu

South Korea to examine joining Quad grouping

The aim is to strengthen the country’s military position, says official

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S.Korea denies report Yoon asked to go to Quad meeting in Japan

The office of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol on Thursday denied Japanese media reports that he had requested to attend an upcoming summit of the Quad, which includes the United States, India, Australia and Japan, as an observer.

Reuters

US lobbies India to join support for Ukraine, opposition to Russia

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his top Cabinet members spent much of Monday lobbying their Indian counterparts in a so-far-unsuccessful bid to persuade the world’s largest democracy to join the U.S.-led movement to support Ukraine against Russia’s military onslaught.

Los Angeles Times

Biden, Modi Hold Virtual Talks Centered on Russia and Ukraine

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks on Monday focused mainly on Ukraine, and Modi said he had suggested to Russia that President Vladimir Putin hold direct talks with Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy. The talks took place as the United States seeks more help…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden tells Modi more Russian oil imports not in India’s interest

Joe Biden told PM Narendra Modi that US can help India diversify oil supplies amid war in Ukraine, White House says.

Al Jazeera

Biden will speak to Modi as U.S. warns India on imports of Russian energy

President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when the United States has made clear it does not want to see an uptick in Russian energy imports by India.

Reuters

Australia and India thank Quad for new free trade deal

India and Australia’s trade ministers say a shared security partnership with the United States and Japan has helped them strike a trade deal that Australia hopes will reduce its dependence on exports to China

The Independent UK

S.Korea president-elect's team visits U.S. with eye on early Biden summit

A team of foreign policy and security advisers to South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is visiting the United States this week, seeking to help engineer a early summit with President Joe Biden and coordinate efforts to rein in North Korea's intensifying weapons tests, sources said on Monday.

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India inks trade pact with Australia to counter China as calls grow for country to take stand on Russia

India’s pact with western ally Australia comes amid the Ukraine invasion over which pressure mounts on the country to take a stand

Reuters

U.S. sends senior national security official to India to discuss Ukraine

President Joe Biden's deputy national security adviser for economics, Daleep Singh, will travel to New Delhi and meet government officials to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and develop an economic framework for the Indo-Pacific, the White House said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Why the Australia-India relationship has nowhere to go but up, despite differences on Russia and trade

Few of Australia’s relationships with countries in Asia have progressed so far and so fast as its ties with India. Over a decade, Canberra and New Delhi have constructed a broad strategic partnership, catalysed by shared concerns about China.

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India’s stand on Russia tied to the ‘extra issue’ of China’s challenge: Australian envoy

No divisions in Quad, says Australian High Commissioner Barry O’ Farrell

The Independent UK

Japan PM, US envoy pray in Hiroshima amid Russia nuke fears

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has escorted the U.S. ambassador to his hometown Hiroshima to pay respects to atomic bombing victims and warned that the world is again facing threats of nuclear attacks stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

U.S. calls India's position over Ukraine 'unsatisfactory' but unsurprising

A senior White House official said on Friday India's position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been "unsatisfactory" but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia.

France 24

India tries diplomatic dance on Ukraine, but Russia is an awkward partner

India’s failure to condemn Russian aggression in Ukraine at all costs reflects its longstanding relations with Moscow. But as the war enters a more brutal phase, it’s a price that might be too high to pay, even for cheap Russian oil and arms, if it draws New Delhi’s archrivals closer…

The Independent UK

Joe Biden calls India’s response to Ukraine conflict ‘shaky’

India is only Quad member that has not condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

ABC News

Australian and Indian PMs downplay differences on Ukraine as they unveil host of new agreements

India, which relies on Russia for key defence equipment, is the only member of the Quad to not impose sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

The Hindu

Ukraine-like developments should never happen in the Indo-Pacific: Australian PM Scott Morrison

PM Modi said he was happy over the establishment of a mechanism of the annual summit between India and Australia as it ensures a structural system for regular review of the ties

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