US to boost defense posture, prepositioned stocks in Indo-Pacific: Defense secretary
The US defense chief also said the defense department plans to spend some $6 billion in fiscal year 2023 to boost its deterrence posture in the Indo-Pacific.
Region
Hun Sen encourages Myanmar junta to allow Asean envoy to meet Suu Kyi
Hun Sen told Min Aung Hlaing that it was important to avoid excessive use of force in maintaining law and order.
China’s top nuclear envoy to discuss political solutions to North Korea issues on Seoul visit
He emphasized that the US and North Korea are responsible for resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
Solomon Islands to supervise Chinese police operating there: Official
The Solomon Islands has a population of around 700,000 and relies on foreign aid from Australia, and increasingly China, to bolster its economy.
EU set to ban Russian oil, ministers hold crisis talks on gas
EU countries have paid more than €46 billion ($47.43 billion) to Russia for gas and oil since it invaded Ukraine on Feb 24.
Allow Asean envoy to meet Suu Kyi: Cambodia PM
He also told Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing that it was important to avoid excessive use of force in maintaining law and order.
Unrelenting heat in India pushes April power demand to record highs
India and neighboring Pakistan have been suffering from extreme heat, with more than a billion people are at risk from the heat.
US President Biden to travel to South Korea and Japan in May
The Biden administration has repeatedly characterised the Asia-Pacific region as the number one strategic issue for the US.
The frontiers of conflict in Pakistan and Afghanistan
The simmering tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime seems to be fast spilling over into an open conflict.
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Anatomy
South Asia has been one of the fastest growing regions driven mostly by India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.