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India advocates for rules-based order, diplomacy at ASEAN Regional Forum to tackle geopolitical challengesIndia highlighted the importance of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and backed dialogue to tackle geopolitical challenges at a senior offici...
PM Modi vows stronger India-Malaysia ties in strategic pivot; says no room for double standards on terrorIndia and Malaysia are set to boost cooperation in key sectors like trade, investment, and semiconductors. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi an...
ASEAN-India Summit 2025: Modi declares 2026 as the 'year of ASEAN-India maritime cooperation'ASEAN-India Summit 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit, underlining India’s commitment to strengthening...
East Timor formally joins ASEAN as 11th member in group’s first expansion since the 1990sEast Timor today formally joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in group's first expansion since 1990s.
Trump's Asia return and East Timor's entry take spotlight in landmark ASEAN summitSoutheast Asian foreign ministers convened ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit welcoming East Timor as its 11th member. The meeting also prece...
Pakistan bid to turn into full dialogue partner of Asean may not succeedPakistan aims to become a full dialogue partner of Asean, leveraging Malaysia's upcoming chairmanship. However, Indonesia and Singapore are...
RCEP benefit minimal for India due to China's opaque trade practices: GTRIA new report by GTRI supports India's decision to opt out of RCEP, citing concerns over widening trade deficits, particularly with China. T...
ASEAN Summit critical to uphold ASEAN solidarity in era of global uncertaintyThe upcoming ASEAN Summit in Jakarta is seen as crucial for reaffirming ASEAN solidarity and addressing key challenges, particularly in the...
WTO's appellate body becomes dysfunctionalWTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo told a meeting of the full WTO membership on Monday that he would launch more intensive, high-level co...
Expansion of bank membership on agenda of BRICS SummitThe summit will suggest BRICS, or the New Development Bank (NDB) board, to consider expansion of membership. Entrants to the Bank could be ...
Jakarta or Male? Delhi in a dilemma over UNSC seat nomineeIndonesia will seek a commitment from Modi for India’s support to its candidature and the success of his visit could well hinge on India’s ...
Time for big-ticket diplomacy with Asean to counter China's hegemonyChina’s distinctly hegemonic moves in the last few years in the South China Sea and its growing assertiveness has made Asean look towards I...
India needs to be integrated into global trade pacts: USIBCUSIBC's outgoing Chairman Ajay Banga of MasterCard has been strongly arguing in favour of India joining TPP.
India needs to be integrated into global trade pacts: USIBCThe 12 countries Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam constitute 40 ...
'India blocking China's entry into SAARC to retain supremacy'India had said at the end of the last month's summit that there was no proposal for the expansion of the SAARC membership.
- Pak should discard posture of 'compulsive hostility': Krishna
In a forthright message to Pakistan, India on Sunday said its posture of "compulsive hostility" will not help a "serious and sustained" dia...
- Singapore diplomat calls India 'stupid'
The latest American cables leaked by the whistle-blower WikiLeaks has the potential of creating a flutter in the diplomatic circles here.
- US asked to join trade group to maintain influence in Asia
New Zealand called on the United States Monday to seek early membership in a budding Asia-Pacific grouping so that it could maintain influe...
- Asean's efforts on rights body fail
Southeast Asian diplomats have failed to reach full agreement on creation of a human rights commission.
- India, Pak among 6 new partners of ASEM
India and Pakistan are among the six new cooperation partners who will be part of the enlarged Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) when the grouping...