China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific OceanChina test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, raising security concerns amid regional tensions. The missil...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
'No role' for China in Pacific policing, Australian minister saysAustralia's Pacific Minister Pat Conroy asserts opposition to China's policing involvement in Pacific Islands, emphasizing the need for loc...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
What a new leader means for Taiwan and the worldLai Ching-te, the winner of Saturday's presidential race, has pledged to continue the policies of his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen, who built u...
16 Jan, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Indian navy ships dock in Papua New Guinea as interest in Pacific sharpensTwo Indian navy ships, the INS Kolkata and the INS Sahyadri, have docked in the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, for two days. Th...
02 Aug, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Solomon Islands says Chinese police to assist cyber, community securityThe US, Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands' opposition party have called for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to "immediately" publ...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
US, Papua New Guinea sign defence agreementBlinken was also set to meet 14 other Pacific island leaders. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier pledged support for the Paci...
22 May, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping's third termXi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its influence abroad. Washington accused Beijing th...
24 Oct, 2022, 07.00 AM IST
US senator meets Taiwan president amid tensions with ChinaIn her remarks, Tsai pointed to the large-scale military exercises that China launched in response to Pelosi's visit, as well as Russia's i...
26 Aug, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Taiwan goes on offensive, holds military drills to counter China's war games; Accuses Beijing of preparing for invasionLaunching its own military live-fire drills, Taiwan has accused Beijing of using US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei last week ...
09 Aug, 2022, 08.57 PM IST
China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreementChina wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warn...
25 May, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Is China ready to spring military surprises?Last year was full of disconcerting surprises, including the discovery of massive silo fields for intercontinental ballistic missiles, and ...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
View: China’s economic engagement and protests in three continentsThere have been protests in three countries located on three different continents. The common thread is the presence of Chinese investments.
24 Dec, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
China is struggling to establish military basesWith two million members, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world's largest military. Yet, for most of its existence, the PLA h...
14 Dec, 2021, 08.41 AM IST
Why rioters are burning and looting in the Solomon IslandsAngry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in th...
25 Nov, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning ChinaNauru, which has strong ties to U.S. ally Australia, helped scupper a World Bank-led cable tender earlier this year over concerns the contr...
24 Jun, 2021, 01.38 PM IST