Why India’s maritime interests are closer to China than the US
Like India, China does not accept arbitration on all disputes and is concerned with foreign military activities in its EEZ
Expediency might sell in the short term for India, but it seldom pays off in the long run and, worse still, it might backfire
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Backlash to Japan’s Fukushima waste water plan quietens as South Korea, China assess the real cost Tanks store treated radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which Japan plans to release into the sea in 2023. Photo: Kyodo
After rebuking Japan last week over its plan to discharge contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean and threatening to petition an international court, South Korea s Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong seemed to strike a more conciliatory tone in recent days.
Amid protests by students, fishermen and politicians, Chung said Seoul just wanted transparency and proof from Japan that the 1.2 million tonnes of water it plans to release in two years off its east coast would be treated according to International Atomic Energy Agency s (IAEA) standards to remove harmful chemicals.
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Quantum ethics project awarded DFAT grant The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded the Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) $800,000 over two years to develop accords for the ethical use of quantum technologies.
Announced by the Honourable Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the grant is part of the Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership which promotes a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.
“This is the moment to address the social, ethical and geopolitical implications of a quantum future,” said CISS Director Professor James Der Derian.
The Quantum Meta-Ethics project will be led by Professor Der Derian, in partnership with a team under the direction of Dr Rajeswari Rajagopalan at the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation (ORF). The two organisations will be joined by leading experts from the Indo-Pacific region, including: quantum physicist Shohini Ghose, global strategy advisor P
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Good morning everyone, and Tim, thank you very much for your warm introduction. Let me also acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet this morning, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging. I particularly want to thank the Business Council of Australia for hosting today’s launch and again, acknowledge President Tim Reed and CEO Jennifer Westacott. Congratulations to you both on a very successful annual BCA dinner this week, the inaugural event for the Biggies, which I see having a long and fruitful future.