<p><em><strong>By Ania Nussbaum,</strong></em></p>.<p>France removed Australia from its list of key partners in the Indo-Pacific region as tensions between the two countries linger five months after the AUKUS submarine debacle.</p>.<p>A decision by the government in Canberra to abandon a multibillion-dollar submarine contract with France in favour of American technology and a new security pact with the US and Britain was viewed by President Emmanuel Macron as a betrayal, and sparked a diplomatic row.</p>.<p>The shift was announced in September without “prior consultation or warning” and “led to a re-evaluation of the past strategic partnership,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris said in the latest version of its official “France’s Indo-Pacific strategy” document.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-aukus-india-france-agree-to-find-new-ways-to-ensure-rules-based-order-in-indo-pacific-region-1045887.html" target="_blank">After AUKUS, India, France agree to find new ways to ensure rules-based order in Indo-Pacific region</a></strong></p>.<p>“France will pursue bilateral cooperation with Australia on case-by-case basis,” it said in the document, which was handed out during a one-day Indo-Pacific summit in Paris on Tuesday. </p>.<p>France, a resident power in the Indo-Pacific, has said a degree of trust has been restored with the US but not with Australia. </p>.<p>Macron has accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of deceiving him about his intentions, an allegation which Morrison’s government denied.</p>.<p>After the submarine snub, Macron began boosting geopolitical partnerships with other powers in the region like India. French territories in the Indo-Pacific are home to 1.6 million of its citizens. </p>
<p><em><strong>By Ania Nussbaum,</strong></em></p>.<p>France removed Australia from its list of key partners in the Indo-Pacific region as tensions between the two countries linger five months after the AUKUS submarine debacle.</p>.<p>A decision by the government in Canberra to abandon a multibillion-dollar submarine contract with France in favour of American technology and a new security pact with the US and Britain was viewed by President Emmanuel Macron as a betrayal, and sparked a diplomatic row.</p>.<p>The shift was announced in September without “prior consultation or warning” and “led to a re-evaluation of the past strategic partnership,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris said in the latest version of its official “France’s Indo-Pacific strategy” document.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-aukus-india-france-agree-to-find-new-ways-to-ensure-rules-based-order-in-indo-pacific-region-1045887.html" target="_blank">After AUKUS, India, France agree to find new ways to ensure rules-based order in Indo-Pacific region</a></strong></p>.<p>“France will pursue bilateral cooperation with Australia on case-by-case basis,” it said in the document, which was handed out during a one-day Indo-Pacific summit in Paris on Tuesday. </p>.<p>France, a resident power in the Indo-Pacific, has said a degree of trust has been restored with the US but not with Australia. </p>.<p>Macron has accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of deceiving him about his intentions, an allegation which Morrison’s government denied.</p>.<p>After the submarine snub, Macron began boosting geopolitical partnerships with other powers in the region like India. French territories in the Indo-Pacific are home to 1.6 million of its citizens. </p>