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Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:46:46 +0900 en-US Myanmar, South China Sea Conflicts Top Agenda as ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-south-china-sea-conflicts-top-agenda-as-asean-foreign-ministers-meet/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-south-china-sea-conflicts-top-agenda-as-asean-foreign-ministers-meet/ China Evergrande, Facing $300 Billion in Debt, Has Been Ordered to Liquidate https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-evergrande-facing-300-billion-in-debt-has-been-ordered-to-liquidate/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-evergrande-facing-300-billion-in-debt-has-been-ordered-to-liquidate/ How India Betrayed Mahatma Gandhi https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-india-betrayed-mahatma-gandhi/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-india-betrayed-mahatma-gandhi/ Ahn Cheol-soo on the State of South Korean Politics https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ahn-cheol-soo-on-the-state-of-south-korean-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ahn-cheol-soo-on-the-state-of-south-korean-politics/ Wanted, Again: Matraimov Once More Sought by Authorities in Kyrgyzstan https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/wanted-again-matraimov-once-more-sought-by-authorities-in-kyrgyzstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/wanted-again-matraimov-once-more-sought-by-authorities-in-kyrgyzstan/ US National Security Advisor, China’s Top Foreign Policy Official Met in Thailand https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/us-national-security-advisor-chinas-top-foreign-policy-official-met-in-thailand/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/us-national-security-advisor-chinas-top-foreign-policy-official-met-in-thailand/ Swallowed by Water, in the Sundarbans There Is Nowhere Else to Go https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/swallowed-by-water-in-the-sundarbans-there-is-nowhere-else-to-go/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/swallowed-by-water-in-the-sundarbans-there-is-nowhere-else-to-go/ Australia Day: A National Impasse https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/australia-day-a-national-impasse/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/australia-day-a-national-impasse/ Japan’s First Moon Rover Resumes Operations After Landing Upside Down https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/japans-first-moon-rover-resumes-operations-after-landing-upside-down/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/japans-first-moon-rover-resumes-operations-after-landing-upside-down/ The Centrality of Security in the Pakistan-US Relationship https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-centrality-of-security-in-the-pakistan-us-relationship/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-centrality-of-security-in-the-pakistan-us-relationship/ India-France Relations and Indo-Pacific Power Play https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/india-france-relations-and-indo-pacific-power-play/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/india-france-relations-and-indo-pacific-power-play/ China’s Nuclear Forces Continue to Expand https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/chinas-nuclear-forces-continue-to-expand/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/chinas-nuclear-forces-continue-to-expand/ How Serious Are the Latest Threats From North Korea? 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End to Myanmar Free Movement Border Zone https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/india-mulls-an-end-to-myanmar-free-movement-border-zone/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/india-mulls-an-end-to-myanmar-free-movement-border-zone/ Philippines Military to Provide ‘Unimpeded’ Access to Sea Resources, Defense Chief Says https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/philippines-military-to-provide-unimpeded-access-to-sea-resources-defense-chief-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/philippines-military-to-provide-unimpeded-access-to-sea-resources-defense-chief-says/ Thai Constitutional Court Clears MFP Leader of Breaching Election Law https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/thai-constitutional-court-clears-mfp-leader-of-breaching-election-law/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/thai-constitutional-court-clears-mfp-leader-of-breaching-election-law/ Trouble Among Neighbors: Iran, Pakistan, and China’s Offer of Mediation https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/trouble-among-neighbors-iran-pakistan-and-chinas-offer-of-mediation/ 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https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/philippine-president-says-he-wont-lift-a-finger-to-help-icc-probe/ The Foreign Policy Angle in India’s Upcoming National Elections https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-foreign-policy-angle-in-indias-upcoming-national-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-foreign-policy-angle-in-indias-upcoming-national-elections/ A First-hand Run-in With Pakistan’s Dangerous Blasphemy Obsession https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/a-first-hand-run-in-with-pakistans-dangerous-blasphemy-obsession/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/a-first-hand-run-in-with-pakistans-dangerous-blasphemy-obsession/ ‘Very Strong’ 7.1 Magnitude Quake in Western China Kills 3 https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/very-strong-7-1-magnitude-quake-in-western-china-kills-3/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/very-strong-7-1-magnitude-quake-in-western-china-kills-3/ Sri Lankan Lawmakers Debate Controversial Internet Safety Bill Amid Protests by Rights Groups 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https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ex-malaysian-pm-mahathir-accuses-government-of-prosecuting-its-rivals/ Philippines Again Condemns ‘Provocative’ Chinese Actions in South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/philippines-again-condemns-provocative-chinese-actions-in-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/philippines-again-condemns-provocative-chinese-actions-in-south-china-sea/ Gelephu: The World’s First Mindfulness City Is in Bhutan https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/gelephu-the-worlds-first-mindfulness-city-is-in-bhutan/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/gelephu-the-worlds-first-mindfulness-city-is-in-bhutan/ Taiwan Says 6 Balloons From China Flew Through Its Airspace https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwan-says-6-balloons-from-china-flew-through-its-airspace/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwan-says-6-balloons-from-china-flew-through-its-airspace/ Rohingya Refugees and the Shifting Tide in Indonesia 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