Diplomacy

The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and offer insight to the role it is playing in the ongoing civil war. 

The first Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the new U.S. administration suggested changes on at least three counts.

Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke more Indian pressure on Bangladesh.

Thirty-one Thai agricultural workers were abducted by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023.

Ethiopia’s long-anticipated stadium in Addis Ababa, with which the country aspires to host the AFCON, may get a boost to completion, but several questions remain.

Oli’s visit to China may have added to Delhi’s long-standing irritation with the Nepali leader.

Its public critique of Pakistan's CPEC security woes risks deepening diplomatic strain.

The Thai leader says that the discussions with Xi Jinping will focus on online scamming operations, tourism, and air pollution.

The much-anticipated announcement about Indonesia’s purchase of the BrahMos missile from India did not happen.

For Beijing, Trump 2.0 suggests that the shift from a “U.S.-centered” to a “U.N.-centered” world is well underway.

Trump’s upcoming moves against Panama may well end up increasing China’s influence in the country.