NEW DELHI : Two points with regard to the Shangri-La dialogue that concluded earlier this week in Singapore: India’s absence, which was odd given that this is the premier strategic forum in the Indo-Pacific. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not attend, why it was not clear. The other was the tough line articulated by China’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TalkingPoint, Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnam’s Envoy to India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Top leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN) have been invited twice only by India for special meetings, Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau points out, adding the first time India has hosted […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which was launched last month a day before the fourth Quad summit in Tokyo, is billed as the first major trade initiative of the Biden administration. It reinforces the centrality of ASEAN in the region, something the Quad has harped about. In addition to the four Quad members—the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Philippines has a new president. Ferdinand Marcos was formally proclaimed president at a Congressional ceremony in Manila but will take over on June 30th. Speaking on The Gist, Charmaine Willoughby, associate professor of international studies at De La Salle University in the capital, that although Marcos won nearly 59% of the popular […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It would be fair to say that the BrahMos missile deal with the Philippines may have done more to put India on Manila’s radar (and vice-versa) than anything else. The wonder is the $375 million deal was signed and sealed in January even as preparations got underway for the May 9 election. The […]Read More
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