Increased tension between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has forced both the countries' militaries to increase deployment of men in thousands and assets at forward locations within their respective territories
Great Nicobar Project: Balancing National Security and Environmental Responsibility in Face of Looming Chinese Presence
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands offer a natural strategic advantage. Often described as “unsinkable aircraft carriers,” they provide an ideal platform for surveillance, deterrence, and force projection across the Bay of Bengal and beyond. With modern aircraft, naval assets, and refuelling capabilities, India can monitor vast maritime spaces from these islands.
UAE's OPEC Exit: Pivoting of China-Centric Energy Diplomacy and Changing Global Order
The exit suits the relative aspirations of both nations. UAE with its world-class port infrastructure, financial centers, and geographical position linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, is uniquely positioned to give a push to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This newfound independence of UAE makes it a perfect match for China’s preference for flexible bilateral relations over the rigid multilateral regional forums.
How Myanmar’s State has Hollowed Out: Need for Engagement With Nonstate Actors
Myanmar’s unfolding reality demands a fundamental shift in how it is perceived and addressed by the international community. Treating the country as a unified state under a single authority is no longer tenable, and policies built on that assumption will continue to fall short. The challenge now lies in adapting to a fragmented political order while seeking pathways toward stability and eventual reconciliation.
Myanmar Election: Lack of Consolidated Initiative Leads to Return of Military Rule
The external support by China and Russia lent support to the Tatmadaw, especially during the elections, and while ASEAN and western powers have refused to accept the legitimacy of the election, many of the immediate neighbours like India, Bangladesh, and Thailand prefer what they see as stability under the military, given their cross-border concerns.
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When then Ceylon PM Sir John Kotelawala questioned China's doctrine way back in the fifties
The melodramatic act performed by Ceylon’s (now Sri Lanka) third prime minister Sir John Lionel Kotelawala had simply upset the apple cart of the Bandung conference and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s motive of introducing Chou En-Lai to the decolonized states, write Punsara Amarasinghe & Eshan Jayawardane
CPEC contributes to Pakistan's national development: Foreign Ministry
Pakistan's foreign ministry has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a transformational project contributing positively and transparently to the country's national development
India denies China's claims of activity in violation of LAC
The Indian government has denied China's claims that India is carrying out any activity in violation of the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and Sikkim
Chinese Embassy says US official’s speech to defame Sino-Pak ties
The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad termed the speech of US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells totally baseless and attempt to defame Sino-Pak relations and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Maldivian MP calls for loans from China for economic resurgence
MP for Maradhoo Ibrahim Shareef has called on the government to obtain loans from China to repair the damage caused to the economy of the country and the financials of the state due to COVID-19
Concerned nations must ally to contain China
Action against China can be on the economic front and/or military front. Action on the economic front primarily means to stop all imports from China to the extent possible, writes Vinod Aggarwal for South Asia Monitor
Nepal Army procures essential medical equipment from China
A wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines carrying 18.84 tons of medical equipment arrived in the capital from Guangzhou of China, on Tuesday morning
Chinese company donates PPEs, other equipment to Maldives
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), on Thursday, donated PPEs and other protective equipment to several Maldivian institutions involved in efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Maldives
Indian forces accuse Chinese troops of blocking patrols
Indian armed forces have accused the Chinese People's Liberation Army of blocking patrols and unnecessarily erecting tents and deploying forces at Sikkim and Ladakh inside Indian territory on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries
Xi offers Hasina Chinese experts to fight COVID-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a team of coronavirus experts as COVID-19 cases and death toll from the disease continue to surge in Bangladesh
Chinese power scams under CPEC cause loss of $630mn to Pak
In an effort to explore the causes for the steep cost of electricity in Pakistan, the Imran Khan government has unearthed a scam of over $630 million involving power projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Pompeo hailed for asking China to release Tibetan holy monk
Tibet's self-declared government-in-exile President Lobsang Sangay on Tuesday thanked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making a strong call to China for the release of the second-highest holy monk, the Panchen Lama
Trump threatens to pull top funder US out of WHO over China
Accusing the World Health Organisation of “alarming lack of independence from” China, US President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and end its financing if it did not institute reforms within a month and end its subservience
274 students brought back from China
As many as 274 Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan arrived at Islamabad International Airport (IIA) on a special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday
