Australia has notched a strategic victory in the Pacific after its peak gathering of leaders endorsed a $400 million major new initiative to reshape policing across the region. The federal government has championed the Pacific Policing Initiative, which will set up a major new police training facility in Brisbane and establish a "Pacific Police Support Group" that could be deployed …
Putting months of speculations and political uncertainties to rest, Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party nominated candidate, won the January 13, 2024 general elections in Taiwan. Over past few weeks, China has not only expressed its displeasure over DPP’s stand on the cross-strait relations but has also warned Taiwan of consequences should the latter try to defy the 1992 consensus. …
President’s deputy says it also represents a failure of US policies in the region. Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Syria and is expected to meet with President Bashar al-Assad in what Tehran has described as a sign of its “strategic victory” in regional affairs. Raisi’s deputy for political affairs, Mohammad Jamshidi, told the state-run news …