US seeks formal alliance similar to Nato with India, Japan and Australia,...
Washington’s goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against ‘a potential challenge from China’, says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to...
View ArticleIndia, Afghanistan, South Asia: World of difference between Trump and Biden
The Biden Presidency Worries India 8 NOVEMBER, 2020 From the Indian perspective, the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency becomes a moment of ‘memory mixing with desire’, to borrow from TS Eliot’s...
View ArticleUK should tilt foreign policy to Indo-Pacific region, report says
Thinktank urges UK to build democratic counterweight to China’s growing influence By Patrick Wintour 22 Nov 2020 The UK should make a major post-Brexit tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region, ploughing...
View ArticleHow will the US counter China?
Would a Joe Biden administration relieve pressure on China, with less antagonism? Though the rhetoric may be softened, the main thrust of US policy, to prevent Beijing from ever achieving international...
View ArticleAustralian Senator Predicts War Between US and China in ‘Three to Five Years’
Both the US and Australia have stepped up military cooperation with other countries in the region to counter China Posted on December 28, 2020egories Tags With US-China relations at their lowest point...
View ArticleTrump officials: Mauritania, Indonesia were next to normalize, but time ran out
US peace team was ‘weeks’ away from inking deal with northwest African country to re-establish ties with Israel, outgoing officials say, adding that Jakarta was not far behind By Jacob Magid 19 January...
View ArticleNext stop, the apocalypse? The bumbling Biden administration’s claim to fame...
By Robert Bridge 12 Apr, 2021 Since Biden’s inauspicious rise to power, the world has become littered with hotspots from Ukraine to China where a major conflict could erupt at any time. Is the US deep...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific countries including China sign world’s biggest trade pact
Nov. 15, 2020 China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help...
View ArticleAnti-Coup Protests Continue in Myanmar
Feb.15, 2021 Anti-coup protests have been ongoing in Myanmar for days now, amid demands that the military restore the civilian government, which had been in power since 2015. Live from Myanmar as...
View ArticleMaking an enemy of Taliban is not in the interest of China
By Hu Xijin Jul 19, 2021 Photo:VCG The Afghan government and the Taliban have both expressed their friendly attitude toward China. This is certainly good for China. Yet I saw some people have described...
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