A large explosion was reported near Iran's main nuclear facilities in Natanz, which have been the subject of sabotage efforts in the past, but official media stated it was a controlled test. Israel has regularly threatened Iran with militar...
The relationship between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in short NATO and Ukraine has become the talk of the town amid the gradual military build-up by Russia near the border areas of Ukraine in the past few months. NATO follows an ...
The First Mekong-Japan SDGs Forum meeting was held on 20 December 2021 and this was attended by countries like Japan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The recent visit to Southeast Asia in December by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, marks the first official visit to the region by a high-ranking diplomat since President Joe Biden took office early this year. His maiden tour bega...
On December 9th and 10th, the U.S President Biden administration hosted a club of hundred plus countries at the Summit of Democracy, to celebrate and reinforce the principles of democratic order. The three main themes of the summit include ...
Prime Minister Modi signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam in September 2016 and it showcased the trust and confidence that the countries have with each other. At the political level, the two countries have de...
The new border law titled “Land Border Law of People’s Republic of China” passed in late October 2021 by the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body. It has once again fired up the controversies ar...
In the 2019 fiscal year, India's merchandise exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) grew at a compound annual growth rate of about 5 percent to reach a total of $103 billion. Its imports from the region also increased...
Chinese president Xi Jinping has not left the country for 21 months now. Xi’s last visit outside the country was in Mayanmar on 17th January 2020, it was just days before ordering the lockdown of Wuhan. There have been growing concerns rega...
As the COP came to an end, there have been divergent views on what the conference achieved. The situation of climate change has been becoming alarming day by day with scientists around the world warning about rising climate and the frequenc...
The seeds of Vietnam's military modernisation programme were sown shortly after the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was established in 1976, when the country was attacked by its giant neighbour, the People's Republic of China. Following Hanoi...
Singapore as a small country in the world but in global ranking of soft power, this country has gained high position in comparison to other smaller countries. So, what are the main characteristics of Singapore's soft power that makes this s...
