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Demonstrators hurl stones and shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar on May 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Ismail

Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A terrible beauty is born in the geopolitics of Kashmir

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 22, 2017July 22, 2017

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office in February.
Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump puts pragmatism before ideology in Southeast Asia

by David Hutt July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A soldier stands guards at a disputed border region between China and India. Photo: Xinhua.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

India searches for way out of border standoff with China

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Chinese mind games are rattling Indian nerves on security

by E Jaya Kumar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, on July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

With US indifferent, scope of Syria ‘peace talks’ has shrunk

by Sami Moubayed July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron shake hands on July 13, 2017. Reuters / Alain Jocard

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The Sun King and The American Friend

by Pepe Escobar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pragmatism likely to prevail in India-China border standoff

by E Jaya Kumar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

India takes balanced approach in the Middle East

by Manish Rai July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Shikotan – one of the bigger Kuril Islands. Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Russia, Japan look to joint development of Kuril Islands

by Irina Drobysheva July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi( left) and China's President Xi Jinping are seen at a meeting in Tashkent last year. Photo: AFP/ Michael Klimentyev / Sputnik

Beijing, Bhutan, China, Germany, India, South Asia, World

China hardens stance on Sikkim, rules out Modi-Xi G20 talks

by E Jaya Kumar July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Germany, India, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Can the G20 live up to the world’s expectations?

by Yongfu Huang July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a contract signing ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch

Afghanistan, China, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Germany, China pledge new cooperation ahead of fractious G20

by Reuters July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meet on the sidelines of the APEC summit last year. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Russia’s ‘balanced’ approach to China, ASEAN has its limits

by Sergei Blagov July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves New Delhi bound for Israel on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of India's Press Information Bureau

China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

India hopes to gain from Modi’s historic visit to Israel

by E Jaya Kumar July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

What lies behind flare-up at India-China-Bhutan junction?

by E Jaya Kumar June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistanis protest US drone strikes. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

‘Tough love’ approach to Pakistan has its limits

by Salman Rafi June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

Protester in Hong Kong speaks in support of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, recently released on medical grounds from a Chinese prison. The European Union is struggling to reach a consensus among its member countries on how to encourage China to improve its deteriorating human rights. Photo: Wikipedia

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, World

Ambivalence among EU members yields to China on human rights

by Emanuele Scimia June 29, 2017

Photos of rights activist Liu Xiaobo (left) and his wife Liu Xia were left by protesters outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong before the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's death from liver cancer last month. Photo: Reuters / Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US hopes to see Chinese activist treated for cancer “elsewhere”

by Reuters June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

by Manish Rai June 27, 2017June 27, 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Mikhail Metzel/ TASS

India, South Asia, World

Trump, Modi seek accord despite friction on trade, migration

by David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland June 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Indians beat an effigy of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest in April against the death sentence given to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s seeming U-turn in Indian ‘spy’ case intriguing

by E Jaya Kumar June 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A combined image of North Korea and Thailand's national flags. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Thailand-North Korea ties in the spotlight

by Richard S Ehrlich June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO - A man (C) who identified himself as Kim Dong Chul, previously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was arrested in North Korea in October, leaves after a news conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kyodo/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

The three Americans imprisoned by North Korea

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Korean American Kim Dong-chul enters a courtroom in this undated image released in 2016. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea urges Pyongyang to return detainees

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Taiwan's flag waved through beams of sunlight.Photo: iStock

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The world is deserting Taiwan. How should the US respond?

by Admin June 20, 2017

No backing down – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

US unlikely to act on anti-China rhetoric

by Ken Moak June 17, 2017June 18, 2017

View of the old cannon at the entrance to the Fort Adelaide overlooking the city in Port Louis, Mauritius. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iraq, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Island states targeted in great power competition

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Local residents' houses in front of buildings of a Chinese oil pipeline project (pink roof) on Madae island, Kyaukpyu township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The wider project, part of China's One Belt, One Road initiative, envisions twin oil and gas pipelines, a deep sea port and special economic zone. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Myanmar as China’s corridor to the sea

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lynx Helicopter hovers over the Indian Ocean in a file photo. ANP via AFP Forum/Robin Utrecht

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Vietnam, World

New Cold War in the Indian Ocean

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Ships entering the Miraflores gates in the Panama Canal. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

In Panama, Beijing tightens noose on Taiwan

by John J. Metzler June 15, 2017June 16, 2017

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Tag: Diplomacy

A terrible beauty is born in the geopolitics of Kashmir

Trump puts pragmatism before ideology in Southeast Asia

India searches for way out of border standoff with China

Chinese mind games are rattling Indian nerves on security

With US indifferent, scope of Syria ‘peace talks’ has shrunk

The Sun King and The American Friend

Pragmatism likely to prevail in India-China border standoff

India takes balanced approach in the Middle East

Russia, Japan look to joint development of Kuril Islands

China hardens stance on Sikkim, rules out Modi-Xi G20 talks

Can the G20 live up to the world’s expectations?

Germany, China pledge new cooperation ahead of fractious G20

Russia’s ‘balanced’ approach to China, ASEAN has its limits

India hopes to gain from Modi’s historic visit to Israel

What lies behind flare-up at India-China-Bhutan junction?

‘Tough love’ approach to Pakistan has its limits

Ambivalence among EU members yields to China on human rights

US hopes to see Chinese activist treated for cancer “elsewhere”

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

Trump, Modi seek accord despite friction on trade, migration

Pakistan’s seeming U-turn in Indian ‘spy’ case intriguing

Thailand-North Korea ties in the spotlight

The three Americans imprisoned by North Korea

South Korea urges Pyongyang to return detainees

The world is deserting Taiwan. How should the US respond?

US unlikely to act on anti-China rhetoric

Island states targeted in great power competition

Myanmar as China’s corridor to the sea

New Cold War in the Indian Ocean

In Panama, Beijing tightens noose on Taiwan

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