Countries evacuating nationals from Coronavirus hit areas
Wuhan, a city of 11 million in the province of Hubei and the epicentre of the outbreak is in virtual lockdown and much of Hubei, home to nearly 60 million people, is under some...
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Myanmar’s lean towards China – A bad signal for India?
As the world is moving faster, it is witnessing new problems as well. From the Iran – U.S. conflict to the rise of trade wars, India has been also involving itself in these issues...
China has the world’s second-largest arms industry: SIPRI
Newly available data suggests that China is the world’s second-biggest arms producer, behind the United States and ahead of Russia, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday. A lack of transparency means...
“Red Flag: Waking up to China’s challenge”
Peter Hartcher’s Quarterly Essay provides an excellent, informative and insightful analysis of the challenges Australia faces in managing its deepening relationship with China writes John West. “Australia and China have got rich together. For...
Taiwan stands up to Xi
Taiwan can seem like the third rail of international diplomacy. If a country wants a good relationship with China, Beijing has effectively stated, it cannot have a meaningful relationship with Taiwan. Just this week,...
Unpacking the engagement of nontraditional actors in Africa: China and other emerging players
While China, Europe, and the United States have been intensifying their competition in Africa over the last decade, the next decade is likely to see other players making more prominent moves. Among them, India,...
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-Wen wins the second term in a landslide victory
Taiwanese re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen by a landslide on Saturday, a stern rebuke to China which has tried both military threats and economic inducements to get the island to accept its rule and potentially...
India allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei to participate in 5G trials
The Indian government has allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co to participate in trials for 5G networks, a company spokesman said on Monday. India’s nod to Huawei comes at a time when the...
Straightening Out Russian Foreign Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russian foreign policy since the mid-2000s tends to be perceived in contradictory terms: as either a negative for Russia or the product of a grand strategic vision on the part of the...
BRICS countries deem a single cryptocurrency
Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, which took place in Brazil in mid-November, President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev came up with a proposal to create a common...
