International Relations in India & Beyond
A Japanese submarine joined a naval drill in the South China Sea for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an escalation of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed...
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), was formed after representatives from the aforesaid four countries met at Bangkok in June 1997....
China intends to extend aspects of its crackdown on Islam in the north-western province of Xinjiang to all religions as is evident from the publication of proposed restrictive guidelines for online religious activity. The guidelines,...
BANGKOK – After a series of long delays and broken promises, Thailand’s military government has enacted laws that set in motion a countdown leading to new elections by next May. The measures, which became...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim will contest a by-election that is expected to pave the way for his return to active politics, officials said Wednesday. Lawmaker Danyal Balagopal...
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region, as the Trump administration considered sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies linked...
The United States warned Iran on Tuesday it will “respond swiftly and decisively” to any attacks by Tehran’s allies in Iraq that resulted in injury to Americans or damage to U.S. facilities. The...
Iran increased its threat to regional security on Tuesday by boasting that its nuclear program was more advanced than ever. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization and vice president to...
As Beijing vies for influence and steps up its campaign to isolate Taipei, other powers are also trying to boost their presence in the region Pacific island countries have become a new diplomatic...
Criticism of Chinese delegation’s ‘disrespect’ in storming out after trying to speak before Pacific leaders, and of big countries ‘buying their way through the region’ Nauru’s president has demanded China apologise for...
Event / Peacekeeping / United Nations
USI Annual UN Forum 2024: Changing Characters of Conflicts
27th November 2024
