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Topic: ASEAN

With China flexing muscles in Indo-Pacific region, India & Vietnam plan defence & oil tie-up

President Ram Nath Kovind is on a visit to Vietnam, where the two countries reaffirmed the importance of freedom of navigation & unimpeded economic activities in the South China Sea.

Shared concern about China’s rise helped the Quad come together

Many had written off the idea of building an Asia-Pacific coalition between Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. - a group informally known as the Quad.

With Ahmed Patel as treasurer, Congress coffers begin to swell ahead of 2019

Spurt in donations to the grand old party

Singapore visit to strengthen ties with ASEAN members, says PM Modi

Narendra Modi will visit Singapore Wednesday and Thursday to participate in the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits.

Trump’s face cannot stop America’s receding economic power from shifting to Asia

His lack of attendance at Asia-Pacific summits reflects a trend that has been building for years.

Narendra Modi to visit Nepal for BIMSTEC summit as nations look to revive grouping

Connectivity, cross-border terrorism and radicalisation will be discussed at the seven-member BIMSTEC summit on 30-31 August.

8 journalists ‘assaulted’ during Bangladesh stir, and Indonesia quake kills 82

Why the Trump administration wants Palestinians stripped of refugee status, and star football faces 'racial abuse' at China game.

With US sanctions, India has perfect window of opportunity for defence deals with Vietnam

Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit could not have been better timed, with US bringing in CAATSA and complicating defence ties between Russia and Vietnam.

Reports of India’s demise as a regional power are greatly exaggerated

There is a tendency to exaggerate China’s footprint in India’s immediate neighbourhood.

India’s chance to build presence in the East through ASEAN and Act East

Frederic Grare's book 'India Turns East' forcefully argues  that Act East has become India’s favorite instrument to mitigate its China concerns and prevent the emergence of a China-led regional order.

On Camera

Dusting off Delhi’s air — clean construction must replace blanket bans

In FY 2022–23, Delhi estimated that 1.46 million tonnes of C&D waste from various government departments would be recycled, but achieved only a third of this amount.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.