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Appeasing China won't help counter Trump
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 02/09/2025
» In 2020, China's stealth encroachments into India's Himalayan borderlands triggered deadly clashes and a prolonged military standoff that nearly erupted into war. Five years on, the border crisis remains largely unresolved, yet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to China in an apparent effort to ease friction -- just when India is facing punishing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi
Published on 31/08/2025
» TIANJIN, China - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said New Delhi was committed to improving ties with Beijing in a key meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on Sunday, as both countries resolved to put aside differences from a years-long border standoff.
Iranians' World Cup dream crushed by US travel ban
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TEHRAN — A year out from kick-off, Iranian football fans are watching their World Cup dream slip away after a US travel ban barred them from entering the land of "Great Satan" to cheer on their team.
Japan sends first warship through Taiwan Strait, defying China
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» TAIPEI - Three United States allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in 44 years.
Rising China not a challenge for US, Premier Li Qiang told Joe Biden on G20 sidelines
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/09/2023
» China's rise is not a challenge for the US and the two sides should strengthen communication, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in India.
Thai-Saudi ties' wider strategic impact
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/06/2023
» The invitation from the Saudi Minister of Investment, Khalid Abdulaziz-Falih, to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to visit Saudi Arabia came just a few hours after the provisional results of the May 14 election were made known. With equal speed, the Thai side responded positively and gathered a 40-member high-level delegation composed of officials and private sector representatives. The caretaker government did not want to let go the momentum which began when Saudi-Thai relations resumed in January 2022.
Blinken may meet Xi during final day of talks in Beijing
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» BEIJING - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet China's top envoy and potentially President Xi Jinping Monday, on the final day of a trip to Beijing aimed at improving severely strained ties.
Yemen prisoner swap starts as truce talks set for second round
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» SANAA - Hundreds of captives from Yemen's brutal civil war were set to be reunited with friends and family as a major prisoner swap started on Friday, hours after truce talks broke up with an agreement to meet again.
Saudi hosts landmark Iran, Syria visits as Middle East ties thaw
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf countries prepare for re-establishing diplomatic ties after years of bitter divisions.
The land of haves and have nots
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/04/2023
» In the capital, a store sells Prada purses and a 279-centimetre television for US$115,000 (3.9 million baht). Not far away, a Ferrari dealership has opened, while a new restaurant allows well-off diners to enjoy a meal seated atop a giant crane overlooking the city.