7 December 2020,
- India sent thousands of troops to region as tensions increased
- China denies supplying weapons to ‘non-state actors’
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Dhaka could diplomatically distance itself from Beijing and Moscow for insufficiently supporting it on critical issues such as refugees, trade, water and climate change.
Two of the most important political figures in Bangladesh, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Ambassador Muhammad Zamir, did a remarkable thing on Oct. 31. They indicated publicly that Bangladesh could diplomatically distance itself from China and Russia for insufficiently supporting Bangladesh on critical issues such as water, refugees, trade, and climate change.
AFP Washinton
Oct 28 2020,
US senators sought Tuesday to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could ramp up pressure on behalf of the estimated one million-plus people in camps.
Hundustan Time
THE I DIPLOMAT
By Blake Herzinger
October 27, 2020
he submarine acquisition fulfills a long-held ambition of the Myanmar Navy, but could prove costly in the long run.
The long-awaited transfer of a Russian-made Kilo-class submarine from India to Myanmar took place last week
during Myanmar’s Bandoola fleet exercise. The submarine, UMS Min Ye
Thein Kha Thu, a decades-old diesel boat, is only a single vessel but it
has significance in Myanmar’s immediate neighborhood and is also
indicative of the increasing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.