India, Philippines hold joint Naval exercises in South China Sea while Philippines President is in India

New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India and the Philippines staged joint naval exercises in South-China Sea or ‘West Philippine Sea’ (as Philippines calls it) coinciding with the five-day State visit of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to India while both countries signed a Strategic Partnership agreement to strengthen cooperation in Defence, security, maritime, health and…

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India, Philippines elevate ties to strategic partnership; focus on defence, Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India and the Philippines  elevated their bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership” following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. The move marks a significant upgrade in ties as the two nations seek to deepen cooperation across defence, trade, and the Indo-Pacific region….

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India, Philippines talks expected to focus on boosting maritime, defence cooperation, with China in focus

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Talks between the Philippines and India during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s five-day state visit are expected to focus on strengthening bilateral maritime and defence cooperation, amid China’s growing footprint in the seas off the Philippines. The Philippines President, who is visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

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Philippines President arrives on four-day State visit to India, will hold talks with PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr arrived here today on a five-day State visit during which he will have discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening cooperation in areas including Defence, trade, investment, health, pharmaceuticals, connectivity, agriculture and tourism. He was received at the airport by Minister of State…

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