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Waterworld: Moscow Betting on the South China Sea
Troubled waters in South China Sea
The waters of the South China Sea are troubled. The latest weeks have not been that quiet in that...
The National Unity Government in Myanmar: Role and Challenges
The continuing crisis in Myanmar has got a new momentum when the elected parliamentarians of the National League for Democracy (NLD), along with ethnic...
Vietnam’s Role in ASEAN 2021 meetings
Taking on from the meetings held under the rubric of ASEAN chairmanship of Vietnam in the year 2020, the country coordinator for Russia in...
Does ASEAN still play an important role?
The five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founders sought regional harmony in several dimensions, including economy, collaboration, prosperity, socio-cultural development, security concerns, and...
Middle Power Conundrum: The Case of a Rising Vietnam
The Indo-Pacific is a dynamic concept that has come into the picture of great power politics. In the last two decades, an Indo-Pacific identity...
Chinese manoeuvres at Whitsun Reef: What Vietnam and ASEAN need to do?
Whitsun reef, a V-shaped reef, which is also known as Julian Felipe Reef, has been at the centre of international attention. China has encroached...
China’s activities in South China Sea: What Vietnam, ASEAN and the international community do?
In early March 2021 Chinese maritime militia has swarmed its boats closer to all the contentious islands under Philippines, and has tried to intimidate its littoral neighbours particularly Vietnam, Philippines,...
RCEP and India’s Dilemma
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership aims to strengthen the ties between the emerging and developed economies. The mega trade block will constitute 30% of...
Vietnam’s deft diplomacy amid China versus US tensions
Vietnam following its chairmanship in ASEAN in 2020 as well as the ongoing membership as a permanent member of the UN Security Council has...
Calibrating Vietnam’s role in ASEAN in 2021
Vietnam handed over the ASEAN chairmanship baton to Brunei in November 2020, but at the same time also handed over the agenda for the...