Sri Lanka will adopt ‘India first approach’: Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage
There are regional concerns, mostly from India, that China may make a military presence at Hambantota, located on a key sea international shipping route.
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From Pivot to Defiance: American Policy Shift in the South China Sea
For its new policy to be effective, Washington will have to demonstrate that it is committed to maintaining its military edge. To do so, it must make a bigger investment in its naval, air, and cyber warfare capabilities.
Pakistan Navy gets Advanced Warship from China
Pakistan had signing a contract with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd. (CSTC) for the delivery of two Type-054 A/P frigates in 2017.
New Directions for the India-Russia Strategic Partnership
While India and Russia have identified ways to overcome the existing gaps in their domestic structures to enable greater bilateral cooperation, the biggest external obstacle faced by their partnership today is from the growing confrontation between the United States and China.
Saudi Aramco suspend $10 billion Investments for Chinese refinery
By IAR Review Saudi Arabia’s state oil company has suspended a deal to build a
Abraham Accord: Why Israel and the UAE have reached a deal
As the US footprint retreats from West Asia and new players like China enter the fray, Israel and the Gulf monarchies have the perfect opportunity to carve out a regional security architecture
Why China should apologize to Bangladesh
China was among the last countries to recognize independent Bangladesh – on 31 August 1975, four years after it’s birth
China, Pakistan foreign ministers to hold two-day strategic dialogue from Thursday
The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan will hold the second annual strategic dialogue at the island resort of Hainan on Thursday during which they are likely to discuss the bilateral cooperation in various fields including the phase II of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
India to be key American partner in Biden administration: Top campaign official
A Biden administration would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions, including helping it get a seat on a reformed UN Security Council, a top campaign official has said, asserting that New Delhi has to be a key American partner in engaging China from a position of strength.
India rejects ‘lies and half-truths’ on J&K penned by Pakistani envoy to China
The Embassy made these remarks in response to an article titled Urgent actions on Jammu, Kashmir needed’ published in China’s state-run Global Times on August 7.