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East Asia Compass
Future of the TPP and the US' Pivot to Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 04 Oct, 2016 · #5146 · Commentary
In the first round of the presidential debates in the US, it became certain that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is still far from being realised. While the Republican candidate, Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the TPP, even the ...
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Regional Economy
G20 Summit 2016: A Lost Opportunity?
Amita Batra. · 19 Sep, 2016 · #5131 · Commentary
The eleventh meeting of the Group of 20 countries (G20) was held in the city of Hangzhou in China, 4-5 September. This was the first ever meeting of the group in China and the second in Asia after the 2010 meeting in Seoul. The theme of the 2016 G2 ...
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Fragile States Index 2016
China and the FSI: Decennary Trends, 2007-2016
Chao Xie. · 10 Sep, 2016 · #5123 · Commentary
The Fund
for Peace has released its twelfth annual Fragile States Index (FSI). As with
previous editions, it presents yearly scores and rankings based on the levels
of stability and pressures each state faces.. However, the changes in a ...
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East Asia Compass
Russia’s Overtures in East Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 05 Sep, 2016 · #5119 · Commentary
The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was held in Vladivostok, Russia, on 2 September 2016, a day before the G-20 Summit Meet in Hangzhou, China It was attended by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the South Korea ...
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China-India: Beijing's Intransigence over the South China Sea
Prashant Dikshit. · 29 Aug, 2016 · #5115 · Commentary
History always plays a major role in the sovereignty disputes between nations in the global system. Since the history of the dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) is itself part of the dispute, the initiative by the Philippine regime to seek an arbi ...
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China's Second Forum on the Development of Tibet: Propaganda or Development?
Tenzin Lhadon. · 23 Aug, 2016 · #5112 · Commentary
The recent 2016 Forum on the Development of Tibet, labelled as the second of its kind, was held in Lhasa in July 2016. The highly publicised forum was attended by 130 people, including politicians and journalists from around 30 countries. The con ...
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India-China
Wang Yi in India: Context and Significance
Manish Dabhade. · 12 Aug, 2016 · #5100 · Commentary
The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, is on a three day visit to India from 12-4 August, 2016. This visit is significant for numerous reasons. First, it is largely about the September 2016 G20 Summit, scheduled to take place in China and the Octob ...
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THAAD and South Korea-China-US Dynamics
Rahul Raj. · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5093 · Commentary
After much speculation and discussion, South Korea and the US have finally reached a crucial decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system. The American-made missile defence system has been a sensitive issue both domesti ...
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East Asia Compass
China’s Game on North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 02 Aug, 2016 · #5092 · Commentary
It was a strange moment of diplomacy in Laos when North Korea tried to bring about a revision in the chairman’s statement issued at the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The statement was issued on 27 July after the conclusion of the two-day m ...
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The Strategist
South China Sea: China’s Double Speak and Verdict at The Hague
Vijay Shankar. · 19 Jul, 2016 · #5085 · Commentary
When Premier Xi rubbished the 12 July 2016 verdict of the International Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague on China’s claims over most of the South China Sea, what exactly was meant? For no international justice system had thus far e ...
