The newly constructed Indo-Pacific strategy, will further define the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on territorial disputes. The India-China conflict is a classic example of how the world’s most disparate cultures have met through power plays since the Cold War era.
By Augustine R.
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With relations between the United States and China near a historic low, the two leaders spoke for three and a half hours on a range of sensitive issues, including trade, human rights, and Taiwan. Little of substance was expected, but Biden said the two sides had to establish “guardrails” to prevent a clash, while Xi said he was glad to see his “old friend.”
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India’s position as a secular nation is under threat. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the country’s minority population has been increasingly targeted. It is the world’s biggest democracy, but according to several experts, that democracy is under threat.
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Political reconciliation with the Nagas is one of several obstacles in New Delhi’s quest for greater regional connectivity.
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In the U.S. and Europe, China is widely recognized as a rising star that threatens Western power. But research on the country suggests China may no longer see itself that way, writes Andrew Latham.
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Modi’s Act East Policy has boosted naval capacity and morale, but fallen short on overland connectivity and trade promotion.
By Augustine R.
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