The Asian economic giant also that year processed nearly 100 per cent of the world’s graphite supply, 90 per cent of rare earths and 74 per cent of cobalt – …
When Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, he voiced India’s objections to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through the …
“When I go [to the US Congress] and they’re like, ‘India needs to be with us on China,’ I am like, they are the ones who banned TikTok, whether you …
There is also the Quad comprising Australia, India, Japan and the US, and Aukus, a defence pact among Australia, the United Kingdom and the US. Austin said the so-called Squad …
Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin met on Thursday with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines as the US deepens ties with an emerging regional group that Pentagon officials …
Lumping both adversaries and allies together, he added that the reason why China, Japan, India and Russia were facing economic headwinds was because “they’re xenophobic”. “They don’t want immigrants,” he …
It’s similar with South Korea. Deeply worried about a nuclearised North Korea, Seoul cannot afford to show hostility towards Beijing, which has a latent treaty obligation of military help for …
“They use the summit as an action-forcing event to get good results that can’t be done in the average course of business so that, when the leaders meet, there is …
US officials warned that even after particulars were disclosed, the reorganisation would take months as the two defence bureaucracies wrangle over details and implementation. Other announcements on Wednesday are expected …
This stood in stark contrast to the 2020 survey, which found that 54.2 per cent thought the Quad had a “very negative” or “negative” effect on Southeast Asian security, or …