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Have China’s Pacific ambitions been thwarted?

By Yvette Tan China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi has been on a marathon tour across the Pacific Islands – his visit was a sign of Beijing’s willingness to close a sweeping trade and security deal with 10 countries in the region. The ambitious deal – which covered a wide range of issues, from cybersecurity to a Chinese-funded police training academy and setting up more Chinese cultural links across the Pacific nations – was meant to tie the region much closer to Beijing. But it was revea

17 Jun, 2022

RBI warns of Sri Lanka’s fate without corrective measures

Referring to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Reserve Bank of India says some states in India are showing warning signs of building stress and need to take corrective measures by cutting down expenditure on non-merit goods. State finances are vulnerable to a variety of unexpected shocks that might alter their fiscal outcomes, causing slippages relative to their budgets and expectations, said the?RBI?article prepared by a team of economist under the guidance of deputy governor Michael Debab

17 Jun, 2022

US defence chief slams China?s ?destabilising? activity near Taiwan

Singapore, June 11 (ANI): China?s coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions threaten stability around Asia, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the premier defence forum taking place in Singapore. ?Indo-Pacific countries shouldn?t face political intimidation, economic coercion, or harassment by maritime militias,? Austin said in a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue. ?The PRC?s (People?s Republic of China) moves to threaten to undermine security, and stability, and prosperity in t

17 Jun, 2022