DPG Indo-Pacific Monitor
Indo-Pacific Monitor
Authors Commodore Lalit Kapur (Retd.)
Date: October 01, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Brunei and Singapore from September 03-05, and the US from September 21-23. India’s ties with Brunei were elevated to an enhanced partnership and with Singapore to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The bilateral component of the visit to the US saw Prime Minister Modi meeting President Joe Biden and taking stock of the Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership. In the plurilateral component, he joined leaders from Australia, Japan and the US for the sixth Quad Summit hosted by President Biden. In the multilateral component, he addressed the Summit of the Future at the UNGA.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida travelled to Seoul for his 12th summit meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol from September 06-07. The visit signalled the intent of Japan and South Korea to continue their growing security ties.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People’s Power Alliance (NPP) was sworn in as the 10th President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on September 23, 2024. He appointed Ms. Harini Amarasuriya as the Prime Minister.
Shigeru Ishiba won Japan’s LDP election on September 27, putting him in position to succeed Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister on October 01, once the Diet formally elects him to the post.
The 9th edition of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was convened in Beijing from September 04-06. China announced ten partnership initiatives with Africa over the next three years, for which it will provide about RMB 360 million (about $ 50.7 billion) in financial support.
Defence and Foreign Ministers from Australia and Japan met in Melbourne for the 11th Australia-Japan 2 2 and decided to further strengthen security cooperation in view of China’s assertive actions in the East and South China Seas.
Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made his first visit to India after becoming the crown prince of Abu Dhabi from September 9-10. Outcomes from his visit encompassed cooperation in the nuclear, energy and food security fields.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan made his first visit to the White House on September 23. He and President Biden affirmed the enduring US-UAE Strategic and Defence Partnership. The US recognised the UAE as a major defense partner, the second country after India to be accorded this status.
The Taiwan Strait was in focus during the month, with the first transit by German warships through it since 2002 on September 13, a transit by a USN aircraft on September 17, and the first ever transit by a Japanese warship through the Strait on September 25.
The standoff between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) at Sabina Shoal took an unexpected turn when the latter withdrew PCGS Teresa Magbanua on September 15. The PCG claims it has not abandoned the Shoal, but the reality is that China possesses both the resources and the will to prevent redeployment of Philippines’ ships.
Japan published the 50th edition of its annual Defense of Japan White Paper during the month. China, North Korea and Russia were identified as Japan’s major security threats.
These and other developments are covered in this Indo-Pacific Monitor Vol. V, Issue 9. To read about them, please see the PDF attached.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida travelled to Seoul for his 12th summit meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol from September 06-07. The visit signalled the intent of Japan and South Korea to continue their growing security ties.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People’s Power Alliance (NPP) was sworn in as the 10th President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on September 23, 2024. He appointed Ms. Harini Amarasuriya as the Prime Minister.
Shigeru Ishiba won Japan’s LDP election on September 27, putting him in position to succeed Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister on October 01, once the Diet formally elects him to the post.
The 9th edition of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was convened in Beijing from September 04-06. China announced ten partnership initiatives with Africa over the next three years, for which it will provide about RMB 360 million (about $ 50.7 billion) in financial support.
Defence and Foreign Ministers from Australia and Japan met in Melbourne for the 11th Australia-Japan 2 2 and decided to further strengthen security cooperation in view of China’s assertive actions in the East and South China Seas.
Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made his first visit to India after becoming the crown prince of Abu Dhabi from September 9-10. Outcomes from his visit encompassed cooperation in the nuclear, energy and food security fields.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan made his first visit to the White House on September 23. He and President Biden affirmed the enduring US-UAE Strategic and Defence Partnership. The US recognised the UAE as a major defense partner, the second country after India to be accorded this status.
The Taiwan Strait was in focus during the month, with the first transit by German warships through it since 2002 on September 13, a transit by a USN aircraft on September 17, and the first ever transit by a Japanese warship through the Strait on September 25.
The standoff between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) at Sabina Shoal took an unexpected turn when the latter withdrew PCGS Teresa Magbanua on September 15. The PCG claims it has not abandoned the Shoal, but the reality is that China possesses both the resources and the will to prevent redeployment of Philippines’ ships.
Japan published the 50th edition of its annual Defense of Japan White Paper during the month. China, North Korea and Russia were identified as Japan’s major security threats.
These and other developments are covered in this Indo-Pacific Monitor Vol. V, Issue 9. To read about them, please see the PDF attached.
