Indian nationals asked to leave Ukraine temporarily
The advisory further requested Indian nationals to keep the Embassy about the “status of their presence in Ukraine”.
Geopolitics
Asian stocks fall, oil prices rise on Ukraine invasion fears
Tokyo’s benchmark index fell by an unusually wide daily margin of 2.6%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul also retreated.
Quad ministers convene to address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion’, climate, Covid-19
Foreign ministers of the Quad - that includes Australia, India, Japan and the United States - will also discuss the escalating crisis between the West and Russia over Ukraine.
China aims for breakthroughs in chip sector
Development of high-end products will be speeded up amid fierce global competition
After Olympic furore, US envoy says hanbok Korean
The top US diplomat to South Korea released a photo donning hanbok and backing its origin as Korean.
Britain’s Johnson might visit Japan in February if U.K. political situation allows
Tokyo and London are coordinating the schedule for mid-February and Johnson is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Blinken hits out at China in key policy speech in Jakarta
The US Secretary of State Antony also shared plans to more closely integrate United States allies and security partners in Asia
Biden ‘considering’ US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The move is aimed at protesting China’s human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims
China could make ‘high-risk’ Taiwan invasion amid declining U.S. deterrence, U.S. report says
The report says it has become less certain that U.S. conventional military forces alone will continue to deter China’s leaders from initiating an attack on Taiwan.
China expresses strong protest, firm objection to Taiwan’s Lithuania move
Lithuania's act created the false impression of "one China, one Taiwan" in the world, Beijing said