South China Sea is a critical sea for trade, energy and shipping industry. Tensions in South China Sea have led to instability and increase in insurance costs for freight shipping.
The vast and mysterious expanse of our oceans, once revered for their beauty and abundance, now bear the scars of a silent and insidious invader: plastic pollution. The impact of this environmental crisis on marine ecosystems, wildlife, and...
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 conflic...
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 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...
The situation in the Middle East has become increasingly tense following the attacks in Iraq and Syria, which were carried out by groups that are backed by Iran. The situation then worsened after Israel was attacked by Hamas. To address the...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry unveiled its paper on a "Global Security Initiative" on February 21, 2023, in a white paper outlining the country's suggested response to problems relating to conventional and non-conventional security difficult...
The recently concluded inaugural ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) in the South China Sea signifies the deepening military ties between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India. The exercise showcased the partici...
The two-day visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Australia ended on May 24th 2023. The 20,000-person diaspora gathering that PM Modi addressed in Sydney alongside Australian PM Anthony Albanese and other lawmakers was the highlig...
On 15 April 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Vietnamese PM Phan Minh Chinh and other high-ranking government officials in Vietnam thanking him for the decade-long success of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership. H...
The People's Republic of China's economic ties with Africa up to the late 1970s were motivated by ideological imperatives but the political elite in China now sees the continent's economic ties as a way to advance the nation's development o...
On August 18, 2022, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal left for Iran on a four-day visit. He evaluated the first phase of the Chabahar port's development, connected with the top officials from Central Asian ...
