In the middle of the American-Chinese battle, Trump, Modi and Abe organize a meeting | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold their first trilateral meeting this week on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina. Held in the context of growing tensions between the United States and China, this meeting will offer the three countries an opportunity to strengthen their Indo-Pacific policies.

The trilateral, which would be an extension of the bilateral meeting between Trump and Abe, is part of the series of meetings that the American president would have on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on November 30 and December 1. said the White House.

At the East Asia Summit, which has just finished, Modi met with all the members of the quadrangle separately – Japan, the United States and Australia – even though India remains the most cautious of this group.

In June, Modi outlined in his keynote address the dialogue between Shangri La in Singapore that outlined India's position on the Indo-Pacific strategic region. "India does not regard the Indo-Pacific region as a strategy or a club of limited members, nor as a group that seeks to dominate, nor do we consider it to be directed against any country. as such, can not be, "said Modi. "India stands for an open and stable international trade regime, and we will support a rules-based, open, balanced and stable trading environment in the Indo-Pacific region that will lift all countries in the flow of trade and commerce. investment, "he said. .

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale informed reporters before the visit that Modi would also meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "There is still room on the sidelines of the G20 for a meeting between the BRICS state leaders and this meeting is confirmed.The Prime Minister will meet the Xi as decided at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg."

million. Gokhale also expressed the hope that the 10th anniversary of the G20 would chart the way forward for the future. "On the tenth anniversary of the G20, we hope the leaders will reflect on what has been achieved in the last 10 years and what could be done over the next 10 years," he said. Stable oil prices and WTO reform would also be on the agenda, he said.