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Second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue: Major Take Away

India and Japan held the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on 8 September 2022. The meeting took place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit. This y....

September 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Cyber Security , 2+2 Dialogue , Military technology , 5G deployment , defence co-production , joint air exercises , JIMEX and Malabar

China: Daily Scan, September 19, 2022

Maintaining CPC's position as leadership core in developing socialism with Chinese characteristics: Xinhuanet

September 16, 2022

When the Communist Party of China (CPC) reviewed the historic achievements and shifts accomplished ....

September 19, 2022 Pakistan , Russia , SCO , ASEAN , Taiwan , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Xizang , Qinghai , CH-4 , WZ-7

Myanmar Round-Up: August 2022

In a dismal turn of events, Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing extended the state of emergency by another six months. The violence and conflicts continue in the country, especially in the central and western regions. The month....

September 16, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Violence , Emergency , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Amnesty International

Myanmar Round-Up: July 2022

On 25 July, the military carried out executions of four political prisoners, making it the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades. This led to widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally. The fighting continues withi....

August 12, 2022 ASEAN , UNSC , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Capital punishment , Amnesty International

China: Daily Scan, August 05, 2022

China's non-CPC political parties make joint statement on Pelosi visit: Xinhuanet

August 4, 2022

China's eight non-Communist Party of China (CPC) political parties on Thursday released a joint statement expressing their strong o....

August 05, 2022 US , ASEAN , Taiwan , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , PLA Eastern Theater Command

Executions in Myanmar Disturbing News for the Region and the World

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The execution of four democracy activists on 25 July 2022 by Myanmar’s military junta accused of helping to carry out “terrorist acts” sparked widespread condemnation and outrage. The four were sentenced to death in closed-door trials in Januar....

August 04, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Wang Yi , junta , NUG , execution , democratic activists , porous border , 5PC

What Lies Ahead of the Military Executions in Myanmar?

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

On 25 July 2022, the Myanmar military executed four prisoners (an NLD member and three other anti-regime protestors)^[1]. Even though many of the anti-regime protesters and individuals of ethnic armed gr....

July 28, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , ASEAN , Human Rights , EAOs , MilitaryCoup , Executions , UnitedNations

Myanmar Round-Up: June 2022

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its latest report on the increasing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar due to the escalation of fighting.^[1] The report....

July 14, 2022 ASEAN , Myanmar Round Up , MilitaryCoup , NUG , IndiainMyanmar , Rohingyas , WhatshappeninginMyanmar , PDFs , OCHA , KMMTT

China: Daily Scan, June 30, 2022

Chinese video gaming billionaire plans relocation with family abroad after draconian Shanghai lockdown: South China Morning Post

June 28, 2022

Huang Yimeng, the billionaire co-founder of one of China’s largest video gaming com....

June 30, 2022 Pakistan , ASEAN , Belt and Road , NATO , Wechat , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Tencent

China: Daily Scan, June 23, 2022

China's top political advisor calls for fostering green, low carbon development: Xinhuanet

June 22, 2022

China's top political advisor Wang Yang has called for efforts to foster high-quality growth that embodies green and low-ca....

June 23, 2022 Russia , ASEAN , BRICS , NATO , COVID-19 , AI , China Daily Digest , Jilin , G-7 , Tianjin , We Chat