Muizzu is the first Maldivian President to go to China instead of India on his first overseas visit. What does this mean for China-Maldives ties, and for India? How have Chinese media and scholars reacted to the developments?
Despite US President Joe Biden's well-calculated absence from the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings held in Jakarta, Indonesia, some US media outlets wasted no chance to push for US agendas in the region.
It is ultimately wishful thinking if the West believes that Russia will be weakened by the Ukraine war and India will abandon Russia and the SCO. For India, the Quad cannot replace the SCO.
China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday reiterated a plan to use China's aid funds for Nepal to support the feasibility study for a cross-border railway linking China and the South Asian nation.
China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday reiterated a plan to use China’s aid funds for Nepal to support the feasibility study for a cross-border railway linking China and the South Asian nation, injecting optimism into enhanced connectivity that’ll give a big economic boost to the landlocked Himalayan country.
Will the US give preferential treatment to Indian goods? Will the US provide convenience to Indian IT professionals who go to work in the US? Will the US encourage its manufacturing to transfer to India to boost India's economic development? Will the US respect India's autonomy in purchasing weapons?