PM attends 22nd ASEAN-India summit virtually. A number of international leaders are present in Kuala Lumpur including US President Donald Trump & Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
The latest friction was sparked when Thailand Thursday reported spotting a Cambodian drone & armed soldiers near Ta Muen temple. Matter escalated to Thai airstrikes.
A closer reading of Chinese discourse reveals a sanitised narrative. While the economic and diplomatic themes are amplified, contentious issues—like the South China Sea—are absent.
According to Trump's announcement, six of nine Southeast Asian countries have been targeted with over 30% import duty. He has now announced a 90-day pause before the tariffs are to be implemented.
In exclusive interview with ThePrint, ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh says both countries have 'common threat perceptions'. Modi to be in Bangkok this week for bilateral & BIMSTEC.
Mark Tully witnessed the BBC turn into an anti-India outfit and repeatedly shame and humiliate itself in world circles. Never mind. Tully lives on, and his old BBC lives on.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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