PM Ishiba’s Asian tour: Make efforts for regional development through multilayered cooperation
It is vital for Japan and ASEAN nations to continue to work together on an equal footing and further develop trust between them.
Geopolitics
Dealing with the Taliban
Neither side wants a breakdown in relations, so diplomatic re-engagement is a compulsion.
Talks on Cambodia-US military drills may resume in February
The announcement was made by US defense attaché Colonel Kyle Saltzman, as he met with General Vong Pisen, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), on the…
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China
A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who…
Have tensions with Pakistan pushed Kabul closer to India?
Former ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan says tensions have escalated due to economic actions, including border closures, trade restrictions, airstrikes on Afghan territory.
Indian Prime Minister Modi opens strategic tunnel to China border zones
India and China, the world’s two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for strategic influence across South Asia, and their 3,500km shared frontier has been a…
Philippines, Japan, US confident of growing trilateral ties
US President Joe Biden said he was confident that his successor, Donald Trump, would “see the value of continuing this partnership and that it is framed the right way.”
Fencing, installation of devices measures for securing border with Bangladesh: India
Bangladesh foreign ministry, in a statement, said the construction of barbed wire fences by the Indian BSF along the Bangladesh-India border "without proper authorisation"…
Japan, South Korean foreign chiefs reaffirm cooperation, discuss North Korea missile development
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul also agreed to continue to strengthen their trilateral cooperation with the United States.
Malaysia PM Anwar to visit UK after UAE, set to meet British PM Keir Starmer
PM Anwar also said that he would then proceed to Brussels to attend to several important agendas, including a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and a session…