G7

India’s tepid response to the PGII seems odd given Delhi’s opposition to the BRI, which the new G-7 initiative seeks to counter.

Why are the leaders of Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan heading to a NATO summit?

Kishida Fumio joined crisis talks in Brussels primarily to advise on the economic impact of the invasion. He also used the trip to promote Japan’s wider diplomatic and security agenda.

The G-7 continues to express concern about the East and South China Seas and the Korean Peninsula.

A peek under the glitz of Russian-Chinese bonhomie.

The two summits, occurring almost contemporaneously, invite easy comparisons focused on tone and optics. What about substance?

The statement takes aim at China without mentioning it by name.

How long can Japan keep up its balancing act between Russia and the West?

Japan denies that any talks for joint administration of the dispute island chain are underway with Russia.

By warming up to Moscow, is Shinzo Abe playing right into Putin's hands?

The Chinese foreign ministry strongly condemned the G7 ministers' statement in Hiroshima.