Paris/Washington/Canberra – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned that the political crisis created between France and the United States over the AUKUS deal will take time to resolve. The United States needs to take the initiative for that. The French Foreign Minister made this clear during a meeting with US Secretary of State […]
Tokyo/Beijing – China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which boasts about being the largest military, is facing a crisis due to the low morale of its troops, claimed a leading Japanese daily. An article published in Nikkei cited the single child policy and other socio-cultural factors are responsible for the low morale of troops. The mental […]
Paris/Canberra – ‘The submarine deal between Australia, Britain and the United States is a wake-up call for the European Union. European countries cannot exclusively rely on others. The members of the Union need to cooperate to overcome the differences and speak with one voice’, Minister of European Affairs of Germany, Michael Roth, warned. France has […]
New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders are said to have discussed developments in the Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan. France has lost $40 billion worth of submarine contracts with Australia due to the AUKUS cooperation between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. […]
Paris / Washington / Canberra – France has been struck by Australia’s submarine deal with the United States. On Friday, France decided to recall its ambassadors from the United States and Australia over the issue of the deal. President Emmanuel Macron had to make a critical decision due to the gravity of the decision taken […]
Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping has slammed Australia’s defence cooperation agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom. Interference of the foreign forces in the Indo-Pacific region must be resisted, warned President Jinping. This warning given during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting seems to be directed towards United States, United Kingdom and […]
Hanoi/Tokyo/Beijing – Japan has initiated steps to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN countries further to counter the threat from China’s growing expansionist strategy. Japan has signed a defence cooperation agreement with Vietnam, allowing Japan to provide arms and defence technology to Vietnam. Japanese Defence Minister’s arrival in Vietnam, while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is still […]
Beijing/Washington/Canberra: – The United States and Australia have criticised the new regulations imposed by China to tighten its grip on the South China Sea. The US Department of Defence has accused China of violating international laws. The Australian Defence Ministry said the Australian navy would defy the new Chinese rules. As per the new regulations, […]
Taipei/Beijing – As China has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on Taiwan, Taiwan has stepped up its preparations for retaliation. The Taiwanese navy says that new anti-ship missiles have been deployed at Taichung base, a key defensive base in Taiwan. A few days ago, a US study group warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army […]
Taipei/ Washington/ Beijing: On Friday, two warships of the seventh fleet of the US Navy patrolled in the Taiwan maritime region. Moreover, for the first time, the ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan held security dialogue, wherein they mainly discussed the threat posed by China. China has been rocked by this growing cooperation between the US and […]