Despite strong resistance, the military junta are still in control in Myanmar two years after the coup d’état when it took over. With support from China, both diplomatically and militarily, Myanmar has a very strong ally at its side.
Taiwan's application to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a significant commercial partnership made up of 11 nations, has been blocked by China. Canada, and other countries, could be powerful proponents for Taiwan but so far they've resisted pushing for Taiwan's inclusion in the bloc.
In the discussions around climate change, remoter areas are too often sidelined. Focus of global initiatives, as well as funding should seek to address the specific issues of these areas such as the growing emergency in the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau.
India takes over the Presidency of the G20 (Group of 20) countries, one of the most consequential amongst current day multilateral bodies, on December 1. This decisively signals the emergence of India as a significant player on the global scene.
Pakistan has become a playground for geo-politics and continues to be so even while its economy is faltering and people are battling disease and hunger after unprecedented floods.
This year, India and the EU celebrate 60 years of bilateral relations. Since 2005, India has been a strategic partner of the EU. In 2007, India and the EU opened negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement but this was put on hold in 2013 as no real progress was made. Can new negotiations deliver what proved to be impossible 9 years ago?
A “middle-income trap” is looming large for China and this, along with a variety of other factors, may well impede its uplift to a high-income country.
China has gradually, strategically been increasing its influence in the Middle East, through economic engagement such as trade and investment in the region.
The 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit took place against the background of the continuing crisis in Ukraine, and tense relations between China and the USA.
Following Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and China's aggressive response, former Ambassador to India, D. P. Srivastava, reflects on the implications beyond the Asia-Pacific region.
Reflecting on the recent violent upheavels in Sri Lanka, former MEP Jo Leinen asks who’s going to pick up the pieces of failed nations across Asia and Africa and calls on international collaboration in order to shape a democratic world order in a fair, transparent and sustainable way.
The financial crisis of 2008 was preceded by two events. There was a steep hike in oil prices, which touched $ 147 per barrel. There was also a sharp increase in food prices as agricultural land was diverted for the production of bio-ethanol in Brazil and the USA. We might be witnessing a repeat of history argues former Indian Ambassador D.P Srivastava