India, France, Australia To Discuss Indo-Pacific Issue At April 13 Meet

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet his French and Australian counterpart at a trilateral dialogue in Delhi on April 13 to discuss maritime security and collaborate on Indo-Pacific challenges faced. Besides discussing Chinese presence in the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders will focus on trade and technology. Notably, the meet is proposed a week after the France-led ‘La Pérouse’ joint naval exercise ends in the Bay of Bengal on April 7.