India snubs Australia, US move to check China

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday firmly rejected any prospect of joining or forging a trilateral security pact with the US and Australia, remaining steadfast on its long-standing stand of bolstering defence cooperation with other countries on a strictly bilateral basis. Completely "taken aback" by Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd's statement that India would be roped into the trilateral pact, which will seek to "contain" China in the Asia-Pacific region, top defence ministry sources said

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