On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters broke through Israeli border defenses, stormed, and attacked military installations, slaughtered innocent civilians, and took several Israeli citizens hostage. The failure of Israeli intelligence to anticipate Hamas's planning and preparations for a major operation...
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The start of bilateral exchanges between Japan and ASEAN can be traced back to the establishment of the Japan-ASEAN Synthetic Rubber Forum in 1973, and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of these exchanges [1]. Since the 1973 dialogue on synthetic rubber, Japan and ASEAN have collaborated ...
The inception of the South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, colloquially known as the Rarotonga Treaty, marked a watershed moment in the realm of regional disarmament initiatives. Its implementation on December 11, 1986, underscored the commitment of Pacific nations to forge a collective sta...
Myanmar, once hailed for its tentative steps towards democracy, now stands at the precipice of a perilous struggle between the military junta and anti-regime forces. In recent times, the nation has witnessed a dramatic escalation of conflict, with the Three Brotherhood Alliance spearheading a coordi...
On October 23, Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade met with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing as part of the 25th Round of Boundary Talks in Beijing where the Chinese delegation was led by Sun Weidong, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China [1]. ...
President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping, in an attempt to normalize ties between the USA and China hampered by trade and security issues, met for a meeting that lasted over four hours on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in San Francisco [1]. The meeting t...
Taiwan and China have a political and historical background that stems from the Chinese Civil War (1927–1950). Following their defeat, the Kuomintang (KMT) withdrew to Taiwan, where they formed the Republic of China (ROC). On the mainland, the PRC was founded. At first, the ROC was acknowledged by...
The ASEAN-India Summit serves as a crucial forum where leaders come together to address regional and global issues, spanning economic and security matters, within a multilateral framework. Furthermore, India's participation in the East Asia Summit reflects its proactive stance on tackling pressing r...