US, India eye growing defense bonds driven by China mistrust

Two days of meetings by the top US and Indian diplomatic and defense chiefs in New Delhi underscored a desire for growing military cooperation...

China warns US not to ‘bully’ Sri Lanka ahead of Pompeo visit

China warned the United States not to "coerce and bully" Sri Lanka as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived on a sensitive visit...

Is Armenia’s Pashinyan to blame for the suffering in Nagorno-Karabakh?

The narrative propagated by the Armenian government and their supporters across the world is that Azerbaijan's counteroffensive is responsible for the suffering of Armenians...

Has ‘Chinagate Scandal’ rattled mainstream media?

Much like the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) and dissident groups of Ahvazi Arabs that are being used by the CIA as proxies to mount subversive attacks...

US announces $2.4bn sale of coastal defense systems to Taiwan

The United States on Monday said it had approved a $2.4 billion sale of 100 Harpoon coastal defense systems to Taiwan, defying Beijing's anger...

In conversation with China’s outgoing Ambassador Yao Jing

In an interview with Global Village Space, the outgoing Chinese envoy talks India, CPEC, and the West

China targets US arms producers with sanctions over $1.8bn deal

China says it will impose sanctions on top US weapons manufacturers over a massive sale of their products to Taiwan. The Pentagon approved the...

Trump’s gamble on Iran will prove advantageous for China

India has found itself on the losing end of the Trump administration’s gamble in Asia and its “maximum pressure” policy toward Iran. In some...

Relationship with China: Pompeo urges Sri Lanka to make difficult choices

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will ask Sri Lanka to make "difficult" choices on its growing relationship with China amid criticism the island...

Russian President Putin warns Karabakh deaths soaring as diplomats scramble

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that weeks of fighting over the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh province had left close to 5,000 people dead as world...

Why did Trump call India ‘filthy’? Social media users offer novel explanations

US President Donald Trump on Thursday described the air in India and China as "filthy" as he denounced Democratic rival Joe Biden's plans to...

What does Russian opposition to Israeli settlement plans imply?

Russia is concerned over the Israeli plan to expand its illegal settlements in the West Bank, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Building...