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‘China Is the Winner’ in Maldives Election
A landslide parliamentary election victory for the Maldives' pro-China president clears the way for him to redraw the physical and geopolitical map of his strategically-located Indian Ocean archipelago in Beijing's favor, diplomats and analysts say. President Mohamed Muizzu's party, the People's ...
Landslide Win for Pro-China Leader’s Party in Maldives Vote
By Mohamed Visham Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party won control of parliament in a Sunday election landslide, results showed, with voters backing his tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India. ...
Modi Calls for Stable Ties With China and End to Border Dispute
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down for an interview with the U.S. news outlet Newsweek and made conciliatory remarks on China, calling for stable ties and a resolution of the long-running border dispute between the two countries. Yet while Modi ...
Could India Outgrow China During This Decade?
While India’s $3.5 trillion economy is still overshadowed by China’s $17.8 trillion giant, it could equal its neighbor in purchasing power parity by the end of the decade, according to calculations by Bloomberg. However, this would depend on boosting infrastructure and skills, setting up more factories, and ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Indonesia’s President-Elect Prabowo Subianto Met With Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing and promised his new government will maintain close ties with Beijing. Prabowo is now in Tokyo for two days where he will deliver a similar message to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (ASSOCIATED ...
Border Tensions Between China and India Flare Anew Following Naming Controversy
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, scoffed at the release of a list of 30 locations recently re-named by Chinese authorities in the disputed Himalayan region known as Zangnan in China and Arunachal Pradesh in India. China's Ministry of Civil Affairs published an ...
Only a Heavily Militarized Border With China Will Keep the Peace, Says India’s External Affairs Minister
Chinese and Indian diplomats met in Beijing on Wednesday for the 29th round of talks aimed at defusing tensions along their disputed boundary in the Himalayas. The only takeaway from this meeting is that the two sides are actually talking ...
Pressure Mounts on China as Three More Asia-Pacific Governments Back Philippines in South China Sea Standoff
Three of the largest, most powerful governments in the Asia-Pacific region weighed in on Tuesday on the deteriorating security situation in the South China Sea, and condemned Beijing for its use of force against Filipino vessels. South Korea and Australia issued ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China to Reportedly Launch International Hunt for Officials Suspected of Corruption in BRI Projects
The Chinese government will reportedly launch an international hunt for officials suspected of corruption in Belt and Road Initiative projects. This will form part of a wider crackdown on corruption in President Xi Jinping’s signature infrastructure and connectivity project. The strike will involve several state agencies and will ...
Manila is a Popular Destination for China’s Rivals
The tense South China Sea dispute between Beijing and Manila will likely intensify when the top diplomat from China's primary rival in South Asia tours three ASEAN countries, including the Philippines. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, will visit Malaysia, ...
Jaishankar Says India Needs to Bolster Its Manufacturing Sector if It Wants to Effectively Counter China
India's top diplomat S. Jaishankar said military force alone is not going to be enough to counter China. Instead, India will have to build up its manufacturing capacity to reduce its economic reliance on the Chinese. "We need to recognize that ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. To Meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Next Tuesday
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next Tuesday to discuss the escalating tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea. Separately, a summit with Marcos and the leaders of Japan and the U.S. is in the final planning stage and ...