The presence of Chinese naval platforms in Sri Lanka, and India’s discomfiture at this development, is part of the complex signalling that is underway, and the East Asia Summit deliberations in Myanmar may test PM Narendra Modi’s summit-level politico-diplomatic acumen in an unexpected manner. Read Here – Daily Mail
The Philippines has fired its first political salvo at China and Cambodia ahead of upcoming regional summits, calling on the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to forge a united front over the South China Sea dispute. Speaking to reporters ahead of the ASEAN and East Asia Summit, which is […]
IN SEVEN weeks America‘s federal budget will self-destruct and plunge America back into recession unless Barack Obama can persuade the Republicans in Congress to raise taxes, which they have vowed never to do. So what is he doing between now and then? He’s heading off to visit south-east Asia and attend the East Asian Summit. […]
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