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- India and the Philippines announce partnership to strengthen trade, defense and maritime ties</p>
<p>August 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM</p>
<p>1 / 5India PhilippinesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before delegation level talks in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)</p>
<p>NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the Philippines announced an upgraded strategic partnership Tuesday that they said will deepen trade, defense and maritime cooperation between the two nations.</p>
<p>The countries announced the agreement after bilateral talks in New Delhi between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.</p>
<p>India's foreign ministry spokesman, Randhir Jaiswal, said the sides also agreed to expand partnerships in space, tourism, culture and digital technologies.</p>
<p>After the talks, Modi said India and the Philippines were "committed to peace, security, prosperity and a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region."</p>
<p>Marcos said the strategic partnership "will doubtless resonate beyond the confines of our bilateral relationship."</p>
<p>"We want to work with you for a free and open Indo-Pacific," he told Modi.</p>
<p>Marcos arrived in India on Monday for a five-day visit as the countries deepen their defense ties. They staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time on Sunday, a high-profile military deployment that antagonized China.</p>
<p>India also has supplied its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems to Philippines.</p>
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