Trump’s declaration on Truth Social—that he would visit China early next year followed by Xi’s visit to the US—signals a shift toward more structured, high-level diplomacy beyond immediate regional meetings like the upcoming APEC Summit in South Korea.
South China's Guangdong Province raised its wind emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of the province as a strong or super strong typhoon within 24 hours.
Last week marked 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August 1949. In theory, these rules of war are universally agreed by every nation.
The South China Sea has long been a contentious region, but recent developments underscore an escalating threat that demands global attention and coordinated action.
The visit demonstrated India's strong ties with The Philippines and its commitment to further deepen the partnership.
The Indian Task Force comprises Guided Missile Destroyer Ranvijay, Guided Missile Frigate Shivalik, Anti-Submarine Corvette Kadmatt, and Guided Missile Corvette Kora.
Key elements of this policy are to promote economic cooperation, cultural ties and develop strategic relationships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region through continuous engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.
The Arctic region, while very much in the ‘sphere of influence’ of the eight Arctic states ~ Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the USA ~ which have control over its strategically valuable geography, has another contender for influence in China, which is making no secret of its desire to become a ‘polar great power’ by 2030.
Till 2018, China’s coast guard operated under a civilian agency but then the Central Military Commission took over. The message was clear: Coordination between the PLA Navy, CCG and the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia to advance Chinese claims especially in the South China Sea (SCS) would be the name of the game.
For several years, especially during the UPA rule we were, in fact, encouraged to believe the Chindia narrative so credulously that we did precious little to counter Beijings policy of maritime encirclement of India through its string of pearls strategy
