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Australia, the UK and the US have announced a new trilateral security partnership against the backdrop of Chinas assertive actions across the Indo-Pacific, with the groupings first initiative aimed at equipping Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison. File photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among key world leaders that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on Wednesday to inform them of the new partnership before it was formally unveiled at a virtual conference of the leaders of the three countries. Morrison also spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and was due to call leaders of several regional countries on Thursday. Modi said in a tweet he and Morrison had exchanged perspec stanley cup tives stanley cup on regional developments and the upcomin vaso stanley g Quad Summit. The two leaders also reviewed progress in the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and the recent 2+2 ministerial dialogue. Australian foreign minister Marise Payne too made a phone call to her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar before the announcement. The creation of the new alliance called AUKUS will build on the existing and strong security cooperation between the three members of the grouping, though it could be seen as a provocation by China. Relations between the three members of AUKUS and China are already strained over a range of issues, including trade disputes, Beijings aggressive actions in the South China Sea and human rights violations in H Kbce Turkey votes in pivotal elections that could end Erdogan s 20-year rule
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