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Dec 6, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Jagannath Panda |Julie Chen |Richard Ghiasy
In late October, India and China finalized a deal to pull back troops from two key Himalayan flashpoints in eastern Ladakh. This was a welcome reprieve after over 20 rounds of often lackluster, grim-appearing negotiations and no letup in Chinese transgressions (for example, in Tawang and Barahoti).
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Jagannath Panda |Julie Chen |Richard Ghiasy
In late October, India and China finalized a deal to pull back troops from two key Himalayan flashpoints in eastern Ladakh. This was a welcome reprieve after over 20 rounds of often lackluster, grim-appearing negotiations and no letup in Chinese transgressions (for example, in Tawang and Barahoti).
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Jagannath Panda |Richard Ghiasy |Julie Chen
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in his 2023 Lowy Lecture, emphasized that Australia’s foreign policy and national security are defined by a “complementary focus” on capabilities and relationships.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Jagannath Panda |Richard Ghiasy
In 2022, India’s Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar outlined India’s vision for Asia and, more broadly, the Indo-Pacific by stressing “more collaboration and more integration.” For India, that can only be achieved if Asian countries “consolidate” their independence and expand their “freedom of choice” – a likely reference to India’s hard-fought democracy.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Jagannath Panda |Richard Ghiasy
Tracing the myth: The ancient stone bridge connecting India to Sri LankaIf you look at satellite imagery, you will notice a faint hint of a connecting strip between India and Sri Lanka. This is Adam’s Bridge, also known …
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Jagannath Panda |Julie Chen |Richard Ghiasy
In late July, South Korea signed a memorandum on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework (TSCF) with the United States and Japan. This first-of-its-kind agreement seeks to institutionalize trilateral defense efforts in the face of regional threats and challenges through policy consultations, information sharing, trilateral exercises, and defense exchanges.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Jagannath Panda |Julie Chen |Richard Ghiasy
Agriculture 6 days ago Trudeau drops $220k on airplane food for six-day trip to Indonesia tnc.news - Quinn Patrick, True North Wire • 6d While many food bank shelves lay bare due to the ever growing demand, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Indo-Pacific trip racked up a food bill of over … Royal Navy 12 hours ago Royal Navy: "Defect" on HMS Spey restored as Portsmouth ship continues Japan diplomatic and training mission portsmouth.co.uk - Freddie Webb • 12h Work has been undertaken on HMS Spey...
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Jagannath Panda |Julie Chen |Richard Ghiasy
In April, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, in his address to the joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, made the case for a stronger “global partnership” with the United States as part of a commitment to preserve “indispensable” U.S. leadership.
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May 18, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Jagannath Panda |Richard Ghiasy
In 2022, India’s Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar outlined India’s vision for Asia and, more broadly, the Indo-Pacific by stressing “more collaboration and more integration.” For India, that can only be achieved if Asian countries “consolidate” their independence and expand their “freedom of choice” – a likely reference to India’s hard-fought democracy.
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May 17, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Richard Ghiasy |Jagannath Panda
From April 18-23 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a three-nation tour of Cambodia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The trip is part of a packed diplomatic agenda that’s been in motion since the start of the year which looks to consolidate China’s status in Asia as the prime geoeconomic and geopolitical influencer.
