India and Australia strengthen military ties when tensions rise in the South China Sea

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4 years ago

June 5, 2020

The agreement was announced after a virtual summit between Prime Minister Scott Morrison from Australia and Narendra Modi from India.

“India is comprehensively and quickly committed to strengthening its relationship with Australia. This is not only important for our two countries but also for the Indo-Pacific region and the whole world,” Modi said.

“We are committed to an open, inclusive, prosperous and Indian Indo-Pacific role in the region, our region, which will be very important in the years to come,” added Morrison.

The new pact, known as the Australia-India Joint Logistical Support Arrangement and the Implementing Arrangement of Science and Technology, arises when military tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific region, which includes the South China Sea, where China has strengthened its position. on disputed islands.

A joint post-summit statement said the two countries “share a vision of the Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive and based on regulations to support freedom of navigation, excessive flight, and peaceful and cooperative use of the sea.”

The agreement binds both countries to deepen military integration through more complex exercises and give them access to each other’s bases for logistical support.

South China Sea

China claims almost all 1.3 million miles of the South China Sea as its own, although other claimants have borders that are much closer to disputed waters. In 2016, a court in The Hague ruled that China had no legal basis to claim historic rights over much of the South China Sea.

Australia has a long-standing security relationship with the United States and has maintained a long presence in the South China Sea, conducting air surveillance patrols since 1980, according to the Lowy Institute.

Australian warships also visit the area regularly, including participating in exercises there with US warships in April.

Last year, Indian warships joined US, Japanese and Philippine naval vessels in transit in the South China Sea.

India, meanwhile, has stepped up its defense cooperation with the United States, including with Malabar’s annual naval exercises, which unite the US and Indian military along with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

Australia’s High Commissioner for India, Barry O’Farrell, said in an interview last month that Canberra would be interested in joining the Malabar exercises, but there was no extended invitation.

The signing on Thursday came as tensions continued to rise on the India-China border in the Himalayan Mountains.

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that “a significant number” of Chinese troops have moved to the Actual Control Line separating the two countries.

Last month, aggressive cross border battles between Chinese and Indian troops resulted in minor injuries to the troops. This incident has been followed in recent weeks by reports of tensions in the mountainous region which have yet to be confirmed, although neither side has publicly acknowledged anything extraordinary.

Angus Watson, Rishabh Madhavendra, and Ben Westcott from CNN contributed to this report.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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