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Former president Donald Trump has said Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> will meet him next week during his upcoming three-day visit to the US. While the Republican presidential candidate slammed India as an "abuser" on the issue of import tariffs, he described Modi as a "fantastic man". PM Modi will be visiting the US from September 21 to 23. Speaking on Tuesday at his first public appearance following the recent apparent assassination attempt, Trump said Modi will meet him next week when he is in the US. "So when India, which is a very big abuser. He (Modi) happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he's fantastic. I mean, fantastic man. A lot of these leaders are fantastic," Trump said, reiterating that India imposes heavy tariffs on imports. The former president revealed the information as he spoke about trade and tariffs while responding to a question at a town hall meeting in Flint, Michigan. He went on to say, "These people are the sharpest people. They're not a little bit backwards...You know the expression, they're at the top of their game, and they use it against us. But India is very tough. Brazil is very tough....China is the toughest of all, but we were taking care of China with the tariffs." "So we're going to do a reciprocal trade. If anybody charges us 10 cents, if they charge us USD 2, if they charge us a hundred per cent, 250, we charge them the same thing. And what's going to happen? Everything's going to disappear, and we're going to end up having free trade again. And if it doesn't disappear, we're going to take in a lot of money," he said. Modi will begin his trip with the <keyword id="23214075" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quad-Leaders-Summit" source="keywords">Quad Leaders' Summit</keyword> being hosted by President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. The summit will be attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. Modi will then travel to New York and address a mega community event in Long Island on September 22. He will address world leaders at the landmark Summit of the Future event at the UN headquarters the next day. Modi's visit comes less than two months before the US heads into presidential elections with Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the top job. The US general elections will take place on November 5.

Trump says PM Modi will meet him during US visit, calls him 'fantastic'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>China's Xi Jinping negotiated a truce with India's leader, Narendra Modi.</li><li>They agreed to a patrolling arrangement on a disputed Himalayan border.</li></ul>At the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-hosts-brics-summit-defy-west-us-economy-china-dollar-2024-10">BRICS summit</a> in Russia this week, China's leader Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands for the first time in five years.The symbolic moment came after a deal was struck to resolve a long-standing feud between the Asian superpowers.In the lead-up to the summit, the countries announced they had reached a patrolling agreement that would reduce tensions along a disputed <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-china-buying-new-light-tanks-for-himalayan-mountain-warfare-2023-6">Himalayan border.</a>The dispute had led to deadly hand-to-hand combat in recent years, taking the lives of 20 Indian troops and at least four Chinese soldiers.After their meeting at the summit hosted by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Xi and Modi said they would continue discussions on resolving the issue.<h2 id="997cee52-7fd6-4283-bf77-94e40a12b5cc">A setback for the US</h2>Some analysts believe it is a development that's unlikely to be welcomed in Washington, DC.The US has sought to recruit India to help it contain China's growing regional aggression alongside other members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a security pact that also includes Japan and Australia."So definitely, this is a setback for the United States of America's Indo-Pacific outlook, given the kind of rapprochement we are seeing in India-China relations, and particularly India, China and Russia coming together," Jagannath Panda, head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, told Business Insider."Putin, Xi, and Modi meeting definitely signals that there is a kind of understanding under the carpet that has happened, which is quite subtle," he said.It's an assessment echoed by Zhiqun Zhu, professor of political science and international affairs at Bucknell University."The thaw in India-China relations is a boon to both countries. This is particularly significant for China because India may now be less inclined to confront Beijing as part of Quad," Zhu told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.voanews.com/a/india-china-deal-raises-questions-about-us-indo-pacific-strategy-/7838623.html">Voice of America. </a>"In this sense, the effectiveness of Quad would be diluted with a less enthusiastic India."<h2 id="baf534cf-4366-41b8-b9ef-d526ffe91fda">Competition between Asia's rival powers intensifies</h2>Tensions have been building between China and India for years.As the two biggest economies in Asia, the countries have long jostled for regional power, with the dispute over the Himalayan border a flashpoint that led to clashes in 2020, 2021, and 2022.Amid the stand-off, Chinese vessels have reportedly surveilled the Indian Ocean in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/another-chinese-research-vessel-spotted-off-india-fuelling-unease-2024-03-11/">what experts told Reuters</a> was a likely intelligence-gathering operation, while India has strengthened its security ties with China's chief global rival, the US.In 2017 India played a key role in restarting the Quad, an alliance designed as a bulwark against growing Chinese influence and aggression in the Asia-Pacific region.But India has long sought to balance its relationship with rival superpowers the US and China, and does not at this point want to tie itself too closely to either side, say analysts.In addition to being a member of the Quad Alliance, it is a founding member of the BRICS, an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-asia-countries-flaunt-russia-putin-diplomacy-relationship-brics-2024-9">association of non-Western economies </a>that China has sought to transform into an alternative global economic power base to the US.<div type="image" title="India-China border" height="683" width="1024" msid="114594056" hostid="261" sizebytes="158650"></div>"This explains why it remains part of multilateral groupings with contradictory goals," said Praveen Donthi, a South Asia analyst with the Eurasia Group in Washington, DC, pointing to both its membership of the US-aligned Quad and China-dominated BRIC group.The truce comes with China on the back foot diplomatically, said Panda, pointing to its damaged relations with Europe and the US after its support f<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-and-china-anti-us-coalition-is-growing-more-threatening-2024-9">or Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</a>"One could draw a conclusion at this point that probably the Chinese are more interested to rebuild the ties with India than the other way round," said Panda.He said there's also the possibility that Xi has reached an agreement with Modi behind the scenes for India to remain silent if China acts on its longstanding ambition to seize back control of Taiwan.Such a move would likely draw in the US and its other regional allies, who have pledged to help defend<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-taiwan-drone-swarms-uav-us-playing-catch-up-production-2024-10"> Taiwan's independence.</a>"I think China's bigger ambition and target is the Taiwan issue, and therefore they would not really like to continue the kind of tensions they were engaged in with India for the last three to four years," he said."Therefore, they would like to rebuild, and they would like to ensure that India does not react to the Taiwan issue so sensitively."In any case, its a setback in US attempts to include India in a deeper security alliance, he said."For a long time, the US has tried to develop security and defense ties with India," said Panda.For the time being, a truce suits both Russian and Chinese interests, Rahul Bhatia, an analyst at the Eurasia Group, said. But, he added, tensions remain.He said that though both parties have opened discussions about the border dispute, the underlying problem remains unresolved, and future flare-ups are likely.Donthi said the progress between the leaders could also be derailed if tensions between the US and China increase."This comes as a relief after four years of eyeball-to-eyeball troop deployment in the Himalayas. However, it's only the beginning," he said.

Xi undercut the West by negotiating a truce in China's long feud with India

<ul><li>The first-ever meeting of QUAD leaders may reportedly take place within this month.</li><li>Australian Prime Minister <keyword id="826044" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Scott-Morrison">Scott Morrison</keyword> has confirmed that it is likely to take place ‘soon’ and that he has already had bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan’s <keyword id="1524166" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yoshihide-Suga">Yoshihide Suga</keyword> about the same.</li><li>The development comes at a time when India and China are finally disengaging after a 10-month long faceoff along their shared border.</li></ul>The ‘QUAD’ is a security dialogue between the US, India, Japan and Australia. Till now all stakeholders have asserted that it's nothing more than an informal gathering of allies. But things may be ready to change as the QUAD gets ready to host its first-ever leaders’ summit soon. People familiar with the matter told <a href="https://www.axios.com/biden-australia-india-japan-d599a11d-d8fd-410c-ba1d-fbcdaebe53a4.html">Axios</a> that the meeting could be held virtually in March itself. This means that, for the first time ever, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the newly elected US President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword>, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese head of state Yoshihide Suga will be meeting under the umbrella of the QUAD. "I am looking forward to that first gathering of quad leaders. It will be the first-ever gathering of quad leaders,” Morrison <a href="https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/first-ever-quad-head-of-states-to-meet-soon20210305123915/">told reporters</a> confirming the plans. “I already had bilateral discussions with Narendra Modi and Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of Japan and Prime Minister of India." Why does a meeting of QUAD leaders matter? Biden has just been sworn in as President and he has already spoken to each head of state individually. Putting a <keyword id="6869877" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="quad-meeting">QUAD meeting</keyword> on his schedule gives the US President an opportunity to address all of them as a collective. After all, his niche is diplomatic relations. While the QUAD has never officially been called anti-China, its moves have been to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/foreign-policy/news/three-reasons-why-china-showed-aggression-against-india-on-border-according-to-a-former-diplomat/articleshow/76462632.cms">counter China’s growing influence</a> in the Indo-Pacific region. How India proceeds in this situation will be key. It is just coming off a heated stand-off against China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The two Asian giants were caught in border tensions for over 10 months after a clash in Galwan Valley left twenty Indian soldiers dead and at least four casualties on the Chinese side — the People Liberation Army (PLA) has not yet issued an exact number of deaths during the incident. In February, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that China and India have successfully reached an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-and-china-begin-to-disengage-from-friction-areas-along-the-border/articleshow/80831679.cms" id="docs-internal-guid-92a67d57-7fff-3f46-2166-22ab9e31ddf8">agreement to disengage</a> from the friction points along the southern banks of the Pangong Tso Lake. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="80850208" title="India's disengagement plan looks a lot like China's 1959 claim on the LAC, according to Indian Army veteran H.S. Panag" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Anything to upset the delicate peace that the two countries have been able to achieve may throw a wrench in their plans. However, “China’s growing ambitions, its increasingly aggressive foreign policy posture, and its border skirmishes with New Delhi have evoked a disconcerting feeling, forcing India to focus its energies on the rise of Beijing and establish itself in a leading role in the Indo-Pacific,” writes Observer Research Foundation’s (<a href="https://www.orfonline.org/research/india-china-indo-pacific-new-delhi-recalibration-underway/">ORF</a>) Harsh V. Pant. According to him, India is following the lead of several other countries in the Indo-Pacific and hardening its policy posture versus China. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/chinese-cybercriminals-are-targeting-the-indian-power-sector-according-to-a-report/articleshow/81274093.cms">Chinese hacked into India’s power grid just to show that they can</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/experts-say-india-and-china-both-need-to-show-their-voters-that-they-won-in-ladakh-for-the-disengagement-to-be-successful/articleshow/80876036.cms">Experts say India and China both need to show their voters that they won in Ladakh⁠ for the disengagement to be successful</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-china-border-tensions-are-a-part-of-mind-games-ahead-of-the-meeting-between-the-two-foreign-ministers-says-former-diplomat/articleshow/78031314.cms">India-China border tensions are a part of "mind games" ahead of the meeting between the two foreign ministers, says former diplomat</a>

Modi, Biden, Morrison, and Suga may meet for the first-ever QUAD leaders’ summit this month

China has taken a sudden turn toward "gross aggression" against its neighbours, including India, and in the Indo-Pacific, a senior administration official said after the conclusion of the Quad ministerial in Tokyo, wherein the leaders vowed to coordinate in ensuring peace and stability of the strategically vital region. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group - the US, Japan, India and Australia - met in Tokyo on Tuesday in what was their first in-person talks since the coronavirus pandemic began. The meeting took place in the backdrop of China's aggressive military behaviour in the Indo-Pacific, South China Sea and along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne affirmed strengthening of a free, open and rules-based international order. Chinese aggressiveness was a matter of concern, a senior State Department official told reporters travelling with Pompeo. "That is the concern. I mean, if you look at the conflict in the Himalayas between China and India, something that has been in the past handled according to unspoken or unwritten rules to prevent these things from getting out of control, and then you look at what happened here recently, where you've got actually people beating each other to death," the official said. "If you look at the single thing that's driving all this, it's a sudden turn toward gross aggression by the Chinese government in its entire periphery. I mean, you take it all the way around the Indo-Pacific and its western borders; you're seeing things that you haven't seen before, and these are responding to that," said the official. India and China are locked in a nearly five-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. Beijing has also made substantial progress in militarising its man-made islands in the past few years. Beijing claims sovereignty over all of the South China Sea. But Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan have counterclaims. In the East China Sea, China has territorial disputes with Japan. The South China Sea and the East China Sea are stated to be rich in minerals, oil and other natural resources. They are also vital to global trade. Although the US lays no claims to the disputed waters, it has challenged China's growing territorial claims in the South China Sea by deploying warships and fighter jets to assert freedom of navigation and overflight patrols in the strategically vital region. Another US official said that the Chinese aggression certainly draws a big part of this. "But it's also about the different models that we stand for, democratic countries and an authoritarian model, and which ones will be sort of more successful in the long run. We obviously believe ours is the one to follow to ensure that countries can best deal with the problems that they face and the common challenges that we have," the official said. In Beijing there seems to be a race to get to certain goals, the official said. "They talk about their 2021 centenary goal, their 2035 goal, and their 2049 goal. They're accelerating. There's also been this unfortunately bashing of nationalism inside the People's Republic of China by the government, which then corners it to do things that it otherwise would have been able to back down from," the official said. A third official said that the problem also has to be framed correctly. "This isn't about a US-China dispute. This is about the free world versus Chinese authoritarianism. The secretary (Pompeo) speaks frequently about that, and that's the way he framed his discussions, and there was a lot of agreement around that table," he said. As a growing power, they need to understand that there are things that great powers do. They participate in arms talks when they have a nuclear capability with delivery systems. "These are all things that we've talked about they talk about, again, the US versus China," the official said. "It's everybody is saying if you're going to have these capabilities and if you're going to have this economic power - WTO, you should use it in ways that are acceptable to everybody and not exclusively for your benefit as part of a global system," the second official said. The Quad ministerial lasted for about three hours in Tokyo, during which the leaders discussed topics of mutual interest and concern. "There is no avoiding the fact that it's China and its actions in the region that make the Quad actually matter and function this time around," the official said. "When you think of the Quad, you think of security. But as the secretary said yesterday, security comes in many forms: economic security, protecting intellectual property rights. I mean, all things that we do, to include the traditional security, all figure into this," the first official said. 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China's 'gross aggression' was a matter of concern at the latest QUAD meeting, says US official

India, the US, Japan and Australia on Tuesday agreed to step up coordination in creating a free and open Indo-Pacific, amidst China''s growing assertiveness in the strategically vital region. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, External Affairs Minister <keyword id="491850" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="S-Jaishankar">S Jaishankar</keyword>, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne affirmed strengthening of a free, open and rules-based international order, the Japanese government said in a statement issued after a meeting in Tokyo. The four major Indo-Pacific democracies, collectively known as the Quad, vowed to coordinate in ensuring peace and stability of the region, Kyodo news agency quoted the statement as saying. The in-person meeting of the foreign ministers of the ''Quad'' hosted by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi took place in the backdrop of China''s aggressive military behaviour in the Indo-Pacific, South China Sea and along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Addressing the 2nd Quad ministerial meeting, Prime Minister Suga said a free and open Indo-Pacific is "widely recognised by the international community as a vision of peace and prosperity of this region," and that his government''s basic policy is to "further continue advancing our members to this end." Suga, who assumed the premiership last month, underscored the need to deepen quadrilateral ties, particularly as the novel coronavirus has spread globally. "The international community is facing multiple and various challenges. This is exactly why right now is the time that we must further deepen our coordination with as many countries as possible that share our vision," he said. In his opening remarks, Jaishankar said that as vibrant and pluralistic democracies with shared values, the four nations have collectively affirmed the importance of maintaining a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. "We remain committed to upholding the rules-based international order, underpinned by the rule of law, transparency, freedom of navigation in the international seas, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes," he said, amidst growing global concern over China''s expansionist behaviour. "Our objective remains advancing the security and the economic interests of all countries having legitimate and vital interests in the region," Jaishankar said. China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. Beijing has also made substantial progress in militarising its man-made islands in the past few years. Beijing claims sovereignty over all of the South China Sea. But Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan have counterclaims. In the East China Sea, China has territorial disputes with Japan. The South China Sea and the East China Sea are stated to be rich in minerals, oil and other natural resources. They are also vital to global trade. Although the US lays no claims to the disputed waters, it has challenged China''s growing territorial claims in the South China Sea by deploying warships and fighter jets to assert freedom of navigation and overflight patrols in the strategically vital region. Meanwhile, Japan has lodged a protest against China''s creation of a digital museum laying out its claims to a group of Japan-controlled islets in the East China Sea, the government''s top spokesman said on Monday. 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India and fellow QUAD countries agree to step up coordination in Indo-Pacific amid China's growing assertiveness in South China Sea

<div type="image" title="A woman stairs into the eyes of a younger skater, whose back is to the camera." height="3407" width="5111" msid="89354954" hostid="261"></div><ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>'s Kamila Valieva is the first female figure skater to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hda3vvmqQHQ">land a quad</a> at the Olympics.</li><li>Valieva and the rest of Russia's 'Quad Squad' share the same revered coach: Eteri Tutberidze. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"></ul>Kamila Valieva has made Olympics history in Beijing by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hda3vvmqQHQ">landing</a> two quadruple jumps – paving the way for a Gold in the team <keyword id="12750900" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="figure-skating" source="Orion">figure skating</keyword> competition.Valieva, who is 15, and the two other Russian skaters who are collectively known as the 'Quad Squad' – Anna Scherbakova and Alexandra Trusova, both 17 – all work with the same revered coach: Eteri Tutberidze. Between the team, pair, and three athletes individual events, Tutberidze could have a hand in as many as five Olympic medals in Beijing – an unthinkable achievement for most coaches. As extraordinary as this Olympics could be for Tutberidze, the coach has been under a microscope for years over her training methods. Prominent Russian coaches have gone so far as to refer to Tutberidze's athletes as "<a href="https://fs-gossips.com/rafael-arutyunyan-i-dont-really-like-drinking-coffee-from-disposable-cups-similarly-i-dont-like-one-time-champions/">disposable</a>" or "<a href="https://fs-gossips.com/eteri-tutberidze-once-you-step-off-the-podium-youre-nobody/">perishable goods</a>," and see her as trading on her athletes' health in exchange for <a href="https://fs-gossips.com/alexander-zhulin-zagitova-and-medvedeva-have-already-shown-everything-proved-everything-in-pyeongchang/">medals for Russia</a>. Fans lament the so-called "Eteri expiration date," around age 17, when her athletes are often forced into retirement by injury and diminishing results. (Insider reached out to Tutberidze, who declined to be interviewed during a busy preparation period.)Excessive pressure to compete at a young age shortens skaters' careers, and deprives athletes of being able to mature into fully-developed artists, according to Benoit Richaud, the leading choreographer among quad-less competitors."Eteri was smart in her approach: she was first to find a method to teach quad jumps to girls, and the method works, but only until age 17. What are skaters supposed to do then?"Two of the three women on Tutberidze's "Quad Squad" are nursing unspecified injuries that might be due to overtraining. Two others were left behind in Russia because they recently broke bones preventing them from qualifying for the games. 15 year-old Daria Usacheva in November<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pru2A_Il8k"> suffered a hip injury</a> so severe while warming up, that she returned to Moscow<a href="https://theskatingtimes.com/2021/11/15/daria-usacheva-returns-to-russia/"> in a wheelchair</a>, and withdrew from further competition.<div type="image" title="xxx" height="3648" width="5472" msid="89354950" hostid="261"></div>"It's sad to watch. If they don't compete: they're done." Richaud said, explaining the immense pressure Usacheva faced to compete while injured.Richaud's skater, 21-year-old Kaori Sakomoto of Japan, took home the only major gold medal this season that did not go to a Tutberidze student, after Usacheva's frightening fall. "Of course it was ridiculous to think girls can't do quads,but what about their careers?" Richaud said, admitting the victory felt bittersweet, because it followed a potentially career-ending injury of a competitor.<h2>A neutral flag</h2>This Olympics comes at a contentious moment for Russian athletics. The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russian athletes from competing for Russia, who are included in a special <a href="https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/documents-communications/clean-sport-1/anti-doping-testing-pool/25949-isu-testing-pools-2021-22/file">registered testing pool</a>, and will compete under a neutral flag for the Russian Olympic Committee, instead of the Russian national flag.The sanctions were meted out after <a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/mclaren-independent-investigation-report-part-i">an independent investigation</a> found evidence that Russian anti-doping officials helped athletes cheat as far back as 2010. The officials were found to have given advance notice of testing, made positive results disappear, accepted bribes, and tampered with samples. <div type="image" title="Three skaters hold bouquets of flowers and pose against a flag." height="2366" width="3549" msid="89354949" hostid="261"></div><keyword id="11954453" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="doping" source="Orion">Doping</keyword> is relatively<a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/2018_adrv_report.pdf"> rare</a> among figure skaters, since athletes benefit from being lighter rather than bulkier. None of Tutberidze's athletes have ever had an adverse test result and they are tested more than almost any other athletes, as a consequence of their successes (winning athletes are tested more) and their association with Russia (whose athletes have been flagged due to the sanctions). <h2>'For me, girls are better'</h2>For roughly the last decade, Tutberidze's rink in Moscow has been churning out very young, very compact, virtuosic female champions. Her athletes win by performing difficult jumps such as quads – which are worth roughly double the points of a triple, making skaters who land them nearly impossible to beat – but burn out dramatically as they go through puberty."For me, girls are better," Tutberidze explained in an<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJM5-P0QzxU"> interview in 2018</a>, after her students swept a Junior Grand Prix Final podium, including a record-breaking performance by then 15 year-old Trusova with two quads. <div type="image" title="xxxx" height="3137" width="4705" msid="89354952" hostid="261"></div>Girls should learn quads young, when they are still light and agile, Tutberidze said.Prepubescent girls have the perfect strength-to-weight ratio to complete rotations without the vertical spring and power of a matured jumper, once they enter puberty and their strength-to-weight ratio changes, they begin to falter in competition pushing their bodies to extremes or suffer injury.Skaters' punishing training schedules can often have the effect of naturally suppressing their development.The type of injury Usacheva suffered results from cumulative stress to a body part, after repeating an element too many times during practice. It is often preceded by muscle fatigue or soreness, according to Dr. Jane Moran, who chairs the International <keyword id="13106410" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="skating" source="Orion">Skating</keyword> Union (ISU) Medical Commission.Dr. Moran added that Usacheva type of injury is common among skaters during puberty, when the growth-plates are still open. "Training for adolescents must be adjusted during this period of their development," Dr. Moran said.Tutberidze's athletes' prime medal-winning years coincide with this period of development. Figure skating coaches generally try to avoid training potential competitors; but Tutberidze has made it a central part of her winning strategy. "They are like a stable of thoroughbreds competing and pushing one another," says Canadian skating official Ted Barton of the extremely disciplined training environment Tutberidze has created. The depth of talent at her rink is so great, that nineteen of<a href="http://results.isu.org/isujsstat/o100wto.htm"> the top 20 highest women's scores</a> recorded by the ISU were posted by five Tutberidze students.<h2>Baptized by a bomb</h2>As a young teen, Tutberidze's own competitive career was brought to an abrupt halt by an early growth spurt that left her injured. After failing to find a coach willing to train her to jump, she switched to ice dance and signed on for a 36-city U.S. tour with the Russian Ice Ballet. When visa trouble and disappeared investors left them stranded and penniless in Oklahoma City, they found themselves in 1995 at the Oklahoma City YMCA. On April 19, 1995, when a bomb was set off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building – just across the street from the YMCA – the entire troupe barely escaped with their lives. Tutberidze said she emerged from the building still holding her toothbrush, only to find a chaotic scene of injured people and cars on fire. Their<a href="https://memorialmuseum.com/experience/their-stories/those-who-survived/"> names are among the 600</a> inscribed in granite on the "Survivor Wall," at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.After a brief stint with the Ice Capades, Tutberidze and her skating-partner husband settled in San Antonio where they coached beginners. In search of more competitive students, Tutberidze eventually returned to Moscow with her daughter, Diana Davis. Davis has followed in her mother's footsteps, and will compete in the ice dance event in Beijing with partner Gleb Smolkin. "Russian women were always strong, but never as dominant until Eteri came along," Valeri Prudsky, one of the skaters Tutberidze was with during the 1995 bombing, said. "She made it happen for the women, she changed the world around."Prudsky is in awe of her staggering success and accolades. In 2018, President Vladimir Putin awarded Tutberidze with the<a href="http://kremlin.ru/supplement/5369/print"> Order of Honour</a> for her contributions to the sport in Russia. It's easy to forget that Tutberidze's dominance marks a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/sports/olympics/in-russia-skating-booms-again.html"> significant shift</a> in the world standings: the American women's figure skating heyday of the 90's when skaters like Michelle Kwan were able to hold their own against Russian counterparts, gave way to a strong Japanese field in the 2000's. Russian women didn't win their first Olympic gold until after Tutberidze was promoted to head coach in 2013. They've been winning ever since.Prudsky, who came up in the same elite Soviet figure skating schools as Tutberidze in Moscow in the 1980s, described Tutberidze as a skater of only modest talent, but great work ethic. He says the key to Tutberidze's success is her ability to seek out students who share her hyper-competitive work ethic. "She can push them to do things they did not know they could do," Prudsky said.<h2>The original Quad Queen</h2>Surya Bonaly, who rose to fame in the 90s for performing backflips, is proud of her lesser-known achievement: in 1992, she became the first woman to attempt a quad on Olympic ice. Bonaly identifies with the new "Quad Queen" Trusova's daring style and has been rooting for her."Those quads are amazing, I can't believe she did that while injured," Bonaly said with a hint of concern after witnessing Trusova easily win a competition in October, despite nursing an apparent stress fracture. <div type="image" title="xxx" height="3543" width="5315" msid="89354956" hostid="261"></div>"I'm worried these athletes won't last long," she said. Bonaly, who now works as a coach in the US, is in awe of Tutberidze's achievements as a coach."She's the best, she has the world in the palm of her hand," Bonaly says, referring to Tutberidze's numerous titles and champions.She also knows all too well the toll that quads can take on the body as it ages, and had to eventually stop performing the skill after having hip surgery at 25."It's good to win medals, but you don't want to be traumatized for the rest of your life." Bonaly said.

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<ul><li>The first-ever leaders summit of the <keyword id="887681" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quad">Quad</keyword>rilateral Alliance (QUAD) between India, Japan, the US and Australia is set to take place on March 12.</li><li>The alliance has been gaining momentum with India raking more strategic partnerships and the four countries meeting nearly every week during the global pandemic.</li><li>The first-ever meeting between the heads of the state may be another signal that the QUAD is ready to become more than just an ‘informal’ grouping of countries.</li></ul>Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>, US President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword>, Japan’s head <keyword id="1524166" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yoshihide-Suga">Yoshihide Suga</keyword> and Australia’s <keyword id="826044" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Scott-Morrison">Scott Morrison</keyword> are set to meet for the first-ever QUAD leaders’ summit on March 12, albeit virtually. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="81347727" title="Modi, Biden, Morrison, and Suga may meet for the first-ever QUAD leaders’ summit this month" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> “The leaders will discuss regional and global issues of shared interest, and exchange views on practical areas of cooperation towards maintaining a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region,” said the press note by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (<a href="https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/33601/First_Quad_Leaders_Virtual_Summit">MEA</a>). <keyword id="9713732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="what-is-quad">What is QUAD</keyword>? The Quadrilateral Alliance (QUAD) is not a formal partnership. It has also never officially claimed to be anti-China, even though many of its moves have managed to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/foreign-policy/news/three-reasons-why-china-showed-aggression-against-india-on-border-according-to-a-former-diplomat/articleshow/76462632.cms">rattle</a> the Asian giant. Experts believe that the QUAD may be on the cusp of turning into something <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/foreign-policy/news/the-fear-of-china-has-put-the-global-spotlight-on-india-its-raked-up-three-comprehensive-strategic-partnerships-in-the-last-24-months/slidelist/76258833.cms">more official</a>. During the coronavirus pandemic, members of the alliance met nearly every week. And, pushing their relationships further was China’s growing aggression, both politically and economically. On the one side, it was taking on the US with the trade deal. And, on the other, it was involved in a border dispute with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both of these issues are now on the mend, but the first-ever meeting of the highest officials across the four countries may be another signal that the QUAD is testing the waters for a more formal arrangement. Boost to counter China’s vaccine diplomacy The meeting also comes at a time when India reportedly asked its three allies to dole out money to boost vaccine production to counter China’s growing influence in the pharmaceutical sector. Despite the many concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines in China, some countries — like Indonesia, Chile, Serbia and others — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-is-using-the-quad-alliance-to-get-help-from-the-us-japan-and-australia-to-match-chinas-covid-19-vaccine-push/articleshow/81408044.cms">don’t have a choice</a> but to buy doses from companies like Sinovac with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/rich-countries-hoarding-covid-19-vaccines-are-making-a-mistake-that-could-worsen-their-own-death-tolls-experts-say/articleshow/81397863.cms">rich countries hoarding</a> the supply being produced by bigwigs like Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-is-using-the-quad-alliance-to-get-help-from-the-us-japan-and-australia-to-match-chinas-covid-19-vaccine-push/articleshow/81408044.cms">India is asking the QUAD for money to boost vaccine production and counter China’s moves on the global stage</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/gold-prices-are-falling-and-the-worlds-biggest-market-for-the-yellow-metal-is-hoping-for-more-shoppers/articleshow/81406658.cms">Gold prices are falling and the world’s biggest market for the yellow metal is hoping for more shoppers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-blockchain-tech-to-make-sms-more-secure-is-leaving-users-locked-out-of-their-account/articleshow/81409145.cms">India’s blockchain tech to make SMS more secure is leaving users locked out of their accounts — and potentially more at risk</a>

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External Affairs Minister <keyword id="491850" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="S-Jaishankar">S Jaishankar</keyword> on Tuesday held talks with US Secretary of State <keyword id="3109665" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mike-Pompeo">Mike Pompeo</keyword> in Tokyo, focusing on various aspects of bilateral ties and ways to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Jaishankar and Pompeo are in the Japanese capital to attend a ministerial meeting of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition comprising India, the US, Australia and Japan. "Began my Tokyo visit with a bilateral meeting with @SecPompeo. Pleased to see the progress of our partnership in so many fields. Will work together for stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," Jaishankar tweeted. It is learnt that Jaishankar and Pompeo also deliberated on overall ties including evolving security scenario around India. In November 2017, the four countries gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the "Quad" to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence. The first meeting of foreign ministers of the four countries under the 'Quad' framework had taken place in New York in September 2019. The second ministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral coalition on Tuesday is expected to collectively affirm the importance of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. During his two-day visit to Tokyo, Jaishankar will also hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne India is also expanding bilateral cooperation with Japan, the US and Australia in the Indo-Pacific region. The US has been pushing for a greater role for India in the Indo-Pacific which is seen by many countries as an effort to contain China's growing clout in the region. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/gst-compensation-deadlock-continues-government-to-release-20000-crore-cess-tonight-and-offers-relief-for-small-companies/articleshow/78496779.cms">GST compensation deadlock continues — government to release ₹20,000 crore cess tonight and offers relief for small companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/the-indian-air-force-is-ready-for-a-two-front-war-with-china-and-pakistan-says-air-chief-marshal-rks-bhadauria/articleshow/78488605.cms">The Indian Air Force is ready for a two-front war, says Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tcs-shares-hit-record-high-board-to-mull-over-share-buyback-and-earnings-on-october-7/articleshow/78486980.cms">TCS' value crosses ₹10 trillion after share price rallies more than 7% ahead of earnings</a>

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<ul><li>US President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> and Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> spoke last night and pledged to work together in rebuilding the global economy.</li><li>The two leaders also spoke about the importance of the Indo-Pacific and the role of the QUAD partnership in protecting the region.</li><li>“The President underscored his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world and noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship,” said the White House. </li></ul>The US’ new President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Modi will be ‘working closely’ in the coming months as the world continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “The US and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the global economy in a way that benefit the people of both countries, and stand together against the scourge of global terrorism,” said the White House press release. Impetus on the Indo-Pacific Both leaders also agreed to continue their cooperation when it comes to the QUAD, the quadrilateral security dialogue between the democracies of India, the US, Japan and Australia. Among the four countries, India is the only one which shares a land border with China. <div type="twitter" handle="narendramodi" handlename="Narendra Modi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1249934092994375680/xX66NSZP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="29009" retweetcount="4023" status="President @JoeBiden and I are committed to a rules-based international order. We look forward to consolidating our… https://t.co/eYuZmJdPSv" createdat="1612805609000" id="1358831328263741441"></div> The QUAD, on a global stage, is seen as a threat to China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific region. And, less than 24 hours ago, the US national security advisor Jake Sullivan called it the, “foundation upon which to build substantial American policy in the Indo-Pacific.” The four participating members may soon hold their <a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/india/quad-leaders-may-hold-first-meet-amidst-chinas-posturing-1502950806.html">first meeting this year</a>. However, there is no official word on when exactly this meeting will take place. The importance of the Indo-Pacific for the US was similarly expressed in conversations that Biden had with Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan’s leader Yoshihide Suga. The question of democracy “The President underscored his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world and noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship,” said the White House. This statement comes at a time when India is facing massive farmers’ protests around the borders of its national capital and also come under scrutiny for shutting down the internet for elongated periods of time. India has also fallen two places in the Democratic Index 2020 for its mishandling for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Economist Intelligence Unit called it ‘democratic backsliding’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Internet shutdowns in India aren’t just being used to stifle the farmers’ protests but have been used excessively in Kashmir. Access was blocked for 213 days in 2020 after Article 370 of the Constitution was scrapped by the Modi government. “The leaders agreed to stay in close touch on a range of global challenges and look forward to what the United States and India will achieve together for their people and for their nations,” said the White House. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/upgrad-is-rushing-its-employees-back-to-mumbai-and-bengaluru-offices-and-relocating-many-without-more-money-or-temp-accommodation/articleshow/80752193.cms">EXCLUSIVE: upGrad is rushing its employees back to Mumbai and Bengaluru⁠ offices⁠— and relocating many without more money or temp accommodation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-is-about-to-attempt-a-supersonic-plunge-to-mars-complete-with-a-jetpack-landing/articleshow/80757709.cms">NASA's Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russian and Chinese bombers conducted another joint operation over Northeast Asia on Tuesday.</li><li>The flight reflects their increasing military cooperation and tighter relations amid tensions with the West.</li></ul>At least six Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint operation over the Sea of <keyword id="6355311" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="japan" source="Orion">Japan</keyword>, East <keyword id="11892748" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword> Sea, and the Western Pacific on Tuesday in the latest <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/improving-china-ties-allows-russia-to-raise-ukraine-military-pressure-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sign of their deepening military relationship</a> amid growing tensions with their neighbors and the US.The joint flight is the first exercise between the two countries since <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>'s attack on Ukraine began on February 24 and appears to be their first joint bomber flight since late 2021.It came shortly after <keyword id="11944254" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="south-korea" source="Orion">South Korea</keyword>'s new president took office on May 10 and as President Joe Biden wrapped up a trip to the region during which he met with South Korean and Japanese leaders, as well as with leaders of the Quad, a multilateral grouping seen as an effort to counter China's growing influence."We believe the fact that this action was taken during the Quad summit makes it more provocative than in the past," Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-says-it-scrambled-jets-after-russian-chinese-warplanes-neared-airspace-2022-05-24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters</a> Tuesday.<div type="image" title="Biden Kishida Modi Albanese Quad leaders" height="1371" width="2000" msid="91772688" hostid="261"></div>South Korea's military <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220524009200325?input=tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said it spotted</a> two Chinese <keyword id="13038302" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="h-6" source="Orion">H-6</keyword> bombers at 7:56 a.m. local time entering South Korea's air-defense identification zone off its southwestern coast.The bombers flew toward the Sea of Japan, known as the East Sea in South Korea, where they continued flying with Russian <keyword id="14019661" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tu-95" source="Orion">Tu-95</keyword> bombers and fighter aircraft from both countries. Seoul said four Chinese and two Russian military aircraft were spotted over the East China Sea in the afternoon.South Korean fighter jets were scrambled "to conduct tactical steps" in response, Seoul said, but the Russian and Chinese planes did not enter the country's territorial airspace.Kishi <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-says-it-scrambled-jets-after-russian-chinese-warplanes-neared-airspace-2022-05-24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> two Chinese bombers flew from the East China Sea toward the Sea of Japan, where they were joined by two Russian aircraft and flew together toward the East China Sea. Another pair of Chinese planes later joined the Russian bombers and flew toward the Western Pacific. A Russian reconnaissance aircraft also flew south into the Sea of Japan.None of the aircraft entered Japan's airspace, Kishi said, but Tokyo scrambled fighter jets in response and relayed "grave concerns" to Moscow and Beijing through diplomatic channels.China's Defense Ministry <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-says-it-scrambled-jets-after-russian-chinese-warplanes-neared-airspace-2022-05-24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the joint flight part of an "annual military cooperation plan." Russia's Defense Ministry <a href="https://tass.com/defense/1455139" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Su-30SM fighters supported the Tu-95 and <keyword id="13038304" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="h-6k" source="Orion">H-6K</keyword> bombers during the 13-hour patrol and that "the aircraft of both countries operated strictly in compliance with the provisions of <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">international</keyword> law."The flights reflect <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-commanders-worry-about-growing-russia-china-military-cooperation-2021-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a Chinese-Russian relationship that has warmed dramatically</a> in recent years, including through <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-should-worry-about-partner-china-us-ambassador-pick-says-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joint military exercises on land, at sea, and in the air</a>. Chinese and Russian bombers conducted similar flights over the same region in 2019, 2020, and 2021.<div type="image" title="Russia China bomber flights Korea Japan map" height="1247" width="1240" msid="91772689" hostid="261"></div>Chinese <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239423.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state media said</a> after the flight in November 2021 that the operations were meant "to further develop the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination" and weren't directed at "any third party."In early February, Russia and China heralded their "friendship" as having "no limits" and "no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation" in a joint statement issued after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/improving-china-ties-allows-russia-to-raise-ukraine-military-pressure-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a summit between leaders</a> Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/moscow-not-sure-it-needs-resumed-ties-with-west-will-work-ties-with-china-lavrov-2022-05-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> the Western response to Russia's attack on Ukraine as "a 'dictator's position'" and said Moscow would focus on expanding ties with China "even faster." Asked about Lavrov's comments, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman <a href="https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202205/t20220524_10692075.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Tuesday that China-Russia relations "have withstood the new test of the changing international landscape" and "will not be affected by others."Exchanges of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-bomber-flights-reflect-chinas-rapid-military-modernization-2022-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">military expertise and hardware</a>, much of it from Russia to China, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-commanders-worry-about-growing-russia-china-military-cooperation-2021-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been a main feature of their relationship</a>. US officials <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/politics/russia-china-ukraine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have said</a> Moscow has requested Chinese military support during its war in Ukraine but haven't seen signs Beijing has provided it.But the joint bomber flight shows that China is still willing to "<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-says-china-russia-bomber-drill-shows-depth-their-alignment-2022-05-24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closely align</a>" with Russia, a Biden administration official told Reuters on Tuesday."China is not walking away from Russia. Instead, the exercise shows that China is ready to help Russia defend its east while Russia fights in its west," the official said.

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India will be the most consequential partner for the US in the <keyword id="1551039" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</keyword> this century, <keyword id="209172" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-defence-secretary">US Defence Secretary</keyword> <keyword id="4786381" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mark-esper">Mark Esper</keyword> said Tuesday ahead of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the two countries next week. Esper on Tuesday told a Washington audience that he and the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would be travelling to New Delhi next week for the 2+2 Ministerial with their respective Indian counterparts Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister <keyword id="491850" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="S-Jaishankar">S Jaishankar</keyword>. The exact dates of the ministerial have not been officially announced yet. "Secretary Pompeo and I will be there next week. It's our second 2+2 with the Indians, the third ever for the United States and India. And it's very important. India will well be the most consequential partner for us, I think, in the Indo Pacific for sure in this century," Esper said in response to a question during a webinar organized by The Atlantic Council think-tank. To another query, he said, "India is the world's largest democracy, a very capable country, very talented people. And they face of every day with the Chinese aggression in the Himalayas specifically along that Line of Actual Control." "So, like so many other countries in that region, I've spoken with them (Indians). I've travelled from Mongolia all the way down south to New Zealand and Australia, from as far as Thailand to Palau in the Pacific island countries. They'll recognize what China is doing," he said, adding that in some cases, it's very overt, and in many more cases it's very opaque, what they're doing. "But they are putting political pressure, diplomatic pressure, and in some cases like India, military pressure on countries to bend to their way. We just can't put up with that. We need all countries to follow those international rules-based order, to follow the norms that have served us so well," Esper said. The issue is not about China's rise, it's all about how they rise, said the Defense Secretary. "That's what we talk about in all these forums. Last week we had a Five Eyes Forum, right, the US, New Zealand, UK, Canada, and UK. Anyways, we have the Five Eyes Forum and we talked about the challenges in the Indo-Pacific and how do we cooperate together, how do we confront these challenges to sovereignty, to the international rules-based order, to freedom of navigation," he said. The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region, comprising the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea. China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, though Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam claim parts of it. "So, you see a lot more closer collaboration come out, and this will be reflected in our meetings next week in New Delhi as well when we travel there," Esper said, adding that there are a number of things that the US has been discussing with the Indians for some time. "We've made good progress on a number of them, but we'll release information on that when it's appropriate," Esper said. Formed in 2018, the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue meetings reflect the two country's ever increasing convergence on the strategic issues. "Last year, we conducted our first ever tri-service military exercise, Tiger Triumph, with India. And in July, the USS Nimitz conducted a combined exercise with the Indian Navy as it transited the Indian Ocean. We also held our first-ever US-India defense cyber dialogue in September as we expand our collaboration into new domains. Together, these efforts will strengthen what may become one of the most consequential partnerships of the 21st century," Esper said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nokia-is-set-to-build-the-first-4g-network-on-the-moon-for-nasa-it-will-eventually-be-upgraded-to-5g/articleshow/78763251.cms">Nokia is set to build the first 4G network on the Moon for NASA — it will eventually be upgraded to 5G</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/luxury-icons-sabyasachi-and-oberoi-open-up-about-their-perfectionist-quirks-like-checking-the-color-of-egg-yolks-and-slashing-clothes-so-they-cant-hit-the-edit-table/articleshow/78771113.cms">Luxury icons Sabyasachi and Oberoi open up about their 'perfectionist quirks' like checking the color of egg yolks and slashing clothes so they can’t hit the edit table</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/amazon-ai-executive-explains-three-things-every-business-needs-to-address-before-using-machine-learning/articleshow/78769249.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Amazon AI executive explains three things every business needs to address before using machine learning</a>

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The United States, Japan, India and Australia are likely to sign an agreement to take steps to build secure semiconductor chip supply chains when they meet in Washington for the Indo-Pacific Quad summit next week, according to a report Japans Nikkei newspaper. The move is aimed at reducing the dependence for semiconductor chips on an increasingly assertive China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the first in-person Quad summit to be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington. The Nikkei report is based on a draft of the joint statement that is expected to be issued at the summit. The draft says that in order to create robust supply chains, the four countries will ascertain their semiconductor supply capacities and identify vulnerability. The statement also says the use of advanced technologies should be based on the rule of respecting human rights, the newspaper said on its website. The <keyword id="10389950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chip-shortage" source="Orion">chip shortage</keyword> is worldwide and even Indian auto and smartphone manufacturing companies have been affected. The U.S. Senate has already approved by an overwhelming majority the legislation to provide a staggering $190 billion package to beef up the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology. The bill authorises the largest ever funding in American history for technology research, semiconductor development and manufacturing, as well as subsidies for robot makers and chipmakers. The computer chip shortage has hit automobile production in major US companies such as GM at a time when global demand is reviving. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has said the funding is on a scale that could enable the setting up of as many as seven to 10 new U.S. semiconductor plants. US President Joe Biden is continuing with his predecessor Donald Trump's hard line as far as China is concerned. He has blacklisted over 50 Chinese companies because of their links to Beijing's "military-industrial complex." US companies and investors are barred from entering into any deals with these companies. These companies are suspected to be stealing US technology and using it to strengthen China's military and fuel its belligerent foreign policy which has emerged as a worrying factor in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. Dozens of Chinese companies such as telecom giant Huawei, top chipmaker SMIC and drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology were put on a trade blacklist by the Trump administration. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-foldable-smartphone-review/articleshow/86366351.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Creasing through the folds</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/report-suggests-apple-to-launch-new-airpods-pro-redesigned-ipad-pro-in-2022/articleshow/86360971.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Report suggests Apple to launch new AirPods Pro, redesigned iPad Pro in 2022</a>

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