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Anil Ahuja - Volume VII, Issue 22

24 May 2022

DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. [...] The positive optics of a virtual summit preceding the dialogue and the subsequent narrative have demonstrated the intent on both sides to focus beyond Europe on areas of convergence in the Indo-Pacific, where the central challenge for both countries lies. [...] The process is also underway for the acquisition of some other military assets.5 Robust cooperation programmes also exist in the field of defence technology and innovation between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) of the US. [...] Subsequently, however, considering the prevailing complexities in the field of trade and commerce on the one hand, and the growing significance of bilateral defence cooperation on the other, the dialogue was recast in 2018 as a 2+2 strategic dialogue, incorporating the Foreign and the Defence Ministers from both sides. [...] This area requires the greatest attention by both sides, as the PLA is working to shift the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific based on the power of its technological prowess.

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