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Topic: ASEAN

Crime, pollution, difficult application process — Why India isn’t a top pick of ASEAN students

At an event in Vietnam embassy, representatives of ASEAN nations highlight the challenges India needs to address in order to attract foreign students.

Buy weapons from us, India says as it pushes exports to compete with China in neighbourhood

Modi govt is learnt to have decided to present itself as an ‘alternative to China’ in providing quality defence items to nations in Indian Ocean Region, ASEAN.

India considers long-term economic ties with the Philippines, to boost Indo-Pacific initiative

In an effort to reduce China’s influence in ASEAN’s third-largest economy, the Modi government is planning to make rapid inroads in the Philippines.

India, Vietnam to boost defence, security ties in ‘uncertain’ world, envoy says before PMs’ meet

PM Modi and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will hold a virtual summit Monday; Ambassador Pham says countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership needs deepening.

Need for joint efforts to address bioterrorism, pandemics — Rajnath Singh at ASEAN-led forum

Speaking at ASEAN-led ADMM-Plus meet, the defence minister underlined some of the challenges the forum needs to address including threats to rules-based order and maritime security.

RCEP would’ve led to flood of imports into India. Reform is a better way to boost exports

India hasn’t signed the RCEP, leading to concerns that it will get isolated. But it’s a China-centric deal that would have few advantages for India’s exports.

How will RCEP benefit member nations and what does India’s exit from the trade pact mean

New Delhi: After eight years of negotiations, 15 Asia-Pacific nations have finally signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), hailed as one of the...

PM Modi to co-chair virtual India-ASEAN summit on 12 November

The MEA said the summit will review the status of ASEAN-India strategic partnership and also discuss on Covid and post-pandemic economic recovery.

Why Modi govt’s FTA policy for India must turn to ‘natural allies’ US, UK and Europe now

Share of Indian export to Asian countries has dropped in the past decade despite forging major free trade alliances but it has gone up in traditional markets like US and Europe.

ASEAN-India virtual meeting reviews maritime cooperation, adopts 5-year plan to boost ties

The meeting took place at a time when China is expanding its military aggressiveness in the South China Sea and is locked in a bitter border row with India in eastern Ladakh.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

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.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.