Srikanth Kondapalli The US President essentially returned empty-handed, with China asserting over Taiwan, ushering in G2 and with no major trade or investment concessions from Beijing In his remarks at the Raisina dialogue on March 5 this year, the US…
By convening summits to amplify Global South voices, it can endear itself to many countries, thus limiting the G2’s impact.
The latest crisis in the Persian Gulf is not only testing regional stability but also great-power behaviour in an era of shifting influence.
The escalation of US–Israel strikes on Iran and the rapid spread of instability across West Asia have disrupted China’s carefully calibrated regional strategy.
President Lee Jae Myung’s visit is expected to serve as a critical opportunity for both countries to advance strategic economic cooperation, positioning India as a key global hub, a supply chain pillar, and a new engine of growth amid geopolitical uncertainty
China’s carefully crafted, if contradictory, policy on the current conflict in Iran is coming under increasing strain, threatening to derail its trade, energy flows, its relations with the United States and the Gulf countries, and its ambitions to invade Taiwan.