Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP
Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP
This Week in Asia /  Politics

‘Uncomfortable signal to China’: Japan’s Suga raises Hong Kong, South China Sea, Xinjiang in phone call with India’s Modi

  • Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga and India’s Narendra Modi hold phone call ahead of Quad meeting with US President Joe Biden and Australian leader Scott Morrison
  • The pair pledge to realise a free and open Indo-Pacific as Japan expresses concern over China’s ‘attempts to change status quo’ in disputed seas

Topic |   China-India relations
Pranay SharmaKyodo
Pranay Sharma  and Kyodo

Updated: 12:09am, 10 Mar, 2021

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Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP
Indian fighter jets on the deck on an aircraft carrier during the Malabar naval exercise, which includes forces from Australia, Japan and the United States. Photo: AFP
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