New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of ASEAN countries are in India for a special meeting with India, and they met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian External Affairs Minister announced that India fully supports a strong, united, prosperous ASEAN. He also said that a meaningful and comprehensive partnership is necessary between India and the ASEAN […]
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Beijing/Manila: – Chinese President Xi Jinping made a ridiculous claim ‘China never tries to dominate or bully the smaller countries nor tries to encroach on their land.’ But the Philippines President Roberto Duterte showed the mirror to China in the ASEAN meeting presided over by China. President Duterte said that last week, the Chinese ships […]
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Canberra: – Australia and the ASEAN countries have concurred on a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ in the wake of the growing Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region. The agreement is supposed to strengthen Australia’s diplomatic and security cooperation with Southeast Asian nations. Australia has announced an investment of $150 million in Southeast Asia under the new […]
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Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, by expressing concern about China’s growing nuclear arsenal, said, ‘For the past several decades, nuclear weapons only for defence has been the policy of the Chinese regime. But now, the Chinese regime seems to have deviated from that policy. China has been rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal […]
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Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta/Beijing: – The ASEAN countries have expedited their activities to retaliate against the Chinese actions in the South China Sea. Chinese aeroplanes tried to intrude into Malaysian airspace on Sunday. But the Malaysian air force drove the Chinese planes away. Malaysia has registered an official protest and summoned the Chinese Ambassador. Whereas, Indonesia is […]
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New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the importance of ASEAN by saying, ‘There is a lot common in the policies of the ASEAN and India regarding the Indo-Pacific sector. ASEAN is the foundation of the Indian Act East Policy.’ A virtual summit was held between ASEAN and India on Thursday. During the conference, […]
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Beijing: – The rising eagerness of the countries from the Indo-Pacific to join the QUAD cooperation started by India, Japan, Australia and the United States has made China wary, and hence, it is preparing to connect with its neighbouring countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has started visiting ASEAN countries and is trying to lure […]
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Hanoi/New Delhi: – India and ASEAN approved a ‘Plan of Action’ to increase defence cooperation to counter the challenges faced in the marine security, terrorism and cybersecurity sectors. The indications of increasing defence cooperation with India at a time when the tension between the ASEAN countries and China is intensifying become significant. Only a few […]
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Beijing: – Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, Luo Zhaohui, warned that the United States is purposely trying to create tension in the South China Sea region and the ASEAN countries should not support the activities of the United States. A few days ago, the Philippines appealed that the United States should provide military assistance to safeguard […]
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Hanoi: Vietnam severely criticised China during the ASEAN conference over the Coronavirus pandemic and tension in the South China Sea. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc criticised that the economy built over so many years crashed because of the epidemic. The Vietnamese Prime Minister also lashed out that China should stop its inciting military activities […]
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