Setting the stage for China’s President Xi’s visit to India
The foreign ministers of India and China have held preparatory talks in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw to firm up the agenda for the first visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to …
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South China Sea: US, China spar, India backs freedom of navigation
Stability in the South China Sea – a region disputed by China and Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam – dominated discussions at a series of meetings held in Myanmar focused on the ASEAN and East Asia region. The meetings saw a prickly verbal exchange between US and China, with Beijing forcefully rejecting a US proposal for countries to refrain from “provocative” acts in the South China Sea
In Naypitaw, US Secretary of State John Kerry worked hard to ease tensions between China and its neighbours on the issue of the South China Sea Islands.
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As sanction war heats up, tough choices for Russia, West and Asia
The war of sanctions between Russia and the West has reached a new high after Russia announced a “full embargo” against food imports from the West. The food import ban …
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India presses for enhanced connectivity, security cooperation with ASEAN
India’s Look East Policy is set to acquire greater force in days to come, with New Delhi pushing for greater connectivity and economic integration within the region. In her interaction …
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Ebola outbreak: India puts airport on high alert
The continuing spread of the Ebola virus outbreak has forced India’s government to put all airports on high alert. This decision comes after The World Health Organisation declared the Ebola …
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‘India to have faster economic growth among BRICS’
A strong central government and a stable monetary policy has given India an edge over other BRICS countries to achieve swifter economic growth, says leading financial services firm JP Morgan. …
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An indefensible posture
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s talks with many Asian counterparts in a multilateral setting in Myanmar and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley’s engagement with US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel this week …
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The Iraq Crisis and PM Nouri al-Maliki
As the Islamic State (IS) is rapidly gaining territorial and political control over key territories, oil fields and refineries in Iraq and Syria, domestic, regional and international stakeholders are calling …
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‘India’s Look East Policy 3.0 is turning real’
In this conversation with India Writes Network, Rajiv Bhatia, Director-General of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and a former Indian envoy to Myanmar, speaks about the future trajectory of India’s multi-layered relation with Myanmar, the importance of the minister’s first visit to the South Asian country and New Delhi’s burgeoning relations with ASEAN and the East Asia region.
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US military ready to conduct targeted airstrikes: Hagel
Concerned about the growing violence in Iraq and threats it poses for US personnel and assets, US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel has underlined that the US military will remain …
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