former senior director for South and Central Asia on the National Security Council during Trump’s first term. “The US wants India to be able to stand up to China, to compete effectively with ...

VIENTIANE, Laos--Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to ... together with ASEAN,” he said. The bloc is also holding individual talks with dialogue partners India, Australia ...

ASEAN is one of the world's fastest-growing economic regions, with a combined population of approximately 690 million. In 2023, its 10 member states reached total GDP of nearly $3.8 trillion, with ...

Anwar said that “strengthening ties with China, the Gulf Cooperation Council, BRICS and other emerging economies is not about choosing sides, rather, it is about ensuring ASEAN’s strategic ...