Quad set to grow stronger, more focus on economic than China
The Quad grouping of India, US, Japan and Australia is set to move beyond China fixation to diversify its agenda which will have more economic content rather than security and …
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China vs. US & EU in Asia Pacific – Commerce and Territorial Claims
Losing out for not being a part of the mega trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which was signed between the US, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, China …
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Delhi Dialogue VIII: India calls for fast tracking RCEP
In the wake of signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), India has exhorted ASEAN countries to fast track the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and underlined the need to …
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South China Sea dominates US-ASEAN summit
The geopolitical tensions in the disputed South China Sea region was the centre of the focus during the two-day US-ASEAN summit at Sunnylands in California (February 15-16).
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Delhi Dialogue VIII: Bolstering India-ASEAN bonding
India’s multi-faceted ties with the 10-nation ASEAN are set to acquire renewed energy and momentum as the two growth zones, home to around 1.8 billion people, gear up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations in 2017.
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Amid China tensions, US scales up outreach to ASEAN
Amid escalating tensions around South China Sea, the US has launched a major diplomatic outreach to the ASEAN at their first-ever summit on the American soil. The summit is expected to encompass a broad range of issues, including security, trade and climate change.
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Obama sings hymn to American power, focuses on Islamic state threat
Presenting an annual report card and a legacy review of his entire Presidency in his last State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama focused on his myriad accomplishments …
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India-Africa Cooperation on Global Issues
The strong sense of political affinity and solidarity between India and Africa dates back to the several decades of the twentieth century when the peoples of India and Africa were engaged in an unremitting struggle to gain independence from colonial rule and to become arbiters of their own destinies.
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