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Lord Buddha said, “Nothing is permanent.” This also applies to personal relationships as well as nation-to-nation relationships. Recently, there was a public spat between Pakistan‘s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and the Chinese ambassador in Islamabad, Jiang Zaidong. Their argument over attacks on Chinese citizens in Pakistan has put the all-weather friendship between China and […]
New Delhi: India today welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon saying that the move will help bring peace and stability in West Asia. New Delhi said that it has always recommended the path of diplomacy as the 21st Century is no longer an era for war. “We welcome the ceasefire between Israel and […]
On Sunday, Japan held a memorial service to commemorate wartime laborers at the Sado Mine, a site in Niigata Prefecture with a complex history before and during World War II. Historians say around 1,500 Korean men were forced to toil in Sado during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea. The issue gained new prominence with Japan’s […]
このページを 日本語 で読む At a press conference on November 22, China‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, announced the resumption of short-term visa exemptions for Japanese. China had previously allowed visa-free travel for short stays of up to 15 days for Japanese nationals. However, it suspended this measure in the spring of 2020 due […]
The victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election has caused a shockwave throughout the world. Friends and foes of the United States alike are nervous about another four years with the former president, whose first term was filled with uncertainties and inconsistencies. However, Japan, in particular, seems to have prepared for such […]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to safeguard his country’s sovereignty in the South China Sea, after signing a cooperation agreement with China that appeared to recognize Beijing’s controversial claim over the strategic seaway. Prabowo’s comments come in response to question from the press in Washington, where he is currently at the tail end of […]
At a time when US president-elect Donald Trump is reported to have once again tapped tariff hawk Robert Lighthizer for the US trade representative role, analysts are underscoring the need for “supply diplomacy” to achieve balanced solutions in trade between China and the United States. A working group, jointly formed by Zhejiang University and the […]
In the U.S. presidential election on November 5, Donald Trump of the Republican Party won a decisive victory, and he is scheduled to succeed Joe Biden as the U.S. president on January 20, 2025. The upcoming change in the U.S. administration is likely to substantially affect ties between Bangladesh and the United States, in areas […]
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Zeno Leoni – lecturer in the Defense Studies Department of King’s College London and author of “Grand Strategy and the Rise of China” (Agenda 2023) – is […]
Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is scheduled to visit China on December 2-6. New Delhi has traditionally been the first port of call for newly sworn-in Nepali prime ministers. However, with the invitation from India not materializing in the four months since Oli became prime minister, and with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]