Philippines won’t use water cannons — President Marcos
“The last thing we would like is to raise the tensions in the West Philippine Sea. That’s the last thing. And that we’ll certainly [not do],” the President said.
Geopolitics
PM Kishida champions ties to global south during global tour, meets with Brazil President Lula
With an eye toward competing against China, the Japanese Prime Minister aims to shore up Japanese influence so international order can be maintained.
President Tharman, Malaysia’s King highlight shared heritage as neighbouring countries
The state visit is one of the last major visits before Singapore’s leadership transition on May 15, when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will hand over his position to Deputy…
China and Europe cooperate for water security in the future
The past 12 years have been a fruitful period that saw China and Europe roll out more than a dozen joint studies in various fields such as basin management, ecological…
Indian Coast Guard detains Iranian boat in Kerala’s Koyilandi
It has been reported that there are six fishermen from Kanyakumari in the boat. They are part of the group that went fishing in Iran, as per primary reports.
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa meets top leaders in Kathmandu
The leaders reviewed the progress made in bilateral relations and cooperation so far and discussed the whole gamut of bilateral relations to elevate economic and development…
Philippines urged to unite with Vietnam on South China Sea
Both Southeast Asian countries, which have had tense confrontations with Beijing over overlapping claims in the South China Sea, agreed in January to cooperate on maritime…
Student activism
While present-day Philippine student leaders are not yet heavily involved in the Israel-Hamas confrontation or even in the West Philippine Sea tensions, I think they would be,…
At OIC moot, Pakistan FM voices support for Palestine’s bid to become full UN member
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday also extended Pakistan’s support for the resumption of the peace process for the realisation of a “viable, contiguous and sovereign”…
Japan, U.S. to accelerate efforts for smoother control for Japan’s SDF, Japan-based US forces
Amid speculation about a Taiwan contingency in which China invades Taiwan, the two countries will aim to build a system that enables smoother reciprocal communication and…