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The debate in New Zealand over whether to join “pillar two” of the AUKUS security partnership threatens to overshadow a more important foreign policy challenge: how the country’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region are responding to the war in Ukraine.

The 55-year-old ASEAN grouping that has managed to strive on the principles of centrality, non-interference and economic progress now faces the pressures and lures of geopolitics as both China and the U.S. are trying to exert their influence in the region

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While it is not clear whether a tough stance by ASEAN will have an impact on the Myanmar regime’s behaviour, it should continue to push the generals to end the violence

At East Asia summit, leaders warned against sharpening rivalries. US VP Harris, Chinese Premier Li, Russian FM Lavrov urged to manage differences to avoid a "new Cold War". Leaders' statement omitted mention of South China Sea & Ukraine war. ASEAN chair Widodo: "Responsibility to not create new tensions". UN Sec-Gen…

Indonesia’s president has issued a stark warning after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia

In their joint statement on Thursday, ASEAN-India leaders emphasised on promoting efforts for public food stockholding for food security programmes and exploring exports of foodgrains from public stocks on a government-to-government basis for humanitarian purposes in times of crises. Read further on Dynamite News:

Watch as Indonesia concludes the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit.

The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international community to seek a unified strategy to end the worsening crisis in Myanmar