Diplomacy

The six-day friendship visit by the USS Ronald Reagan comes a year after Vietnam canceled a similar planned exchange.

Beijing’s strategic partnership with Palestine and its potential to mediate the conflict challenges U.S. dominance in the region.

Space and outer space are the theaters that will propel India’s rise and give a new dimension to the India-U.S. bilateral partnership.

US officials say that President Biden will raise his concerns but will avoid lecturing the Indian PM on democracy during their formal talks.

In this case, the trip itself was the deliverable.

New Delhi and Washington can supercharge their partnership by coordinating efforts in third countries, especially island nations like Maldives.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken set low goals for his visit to Beijing this week, and he met them.

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty discuss Modi's state visit to the U.S., and broader trends in India-U.S. relations, with Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan.

Camilla Pohle of USIP notes that pending issues risk jeopardizing Washington's progress on the Pacific Partnership Strategy.

The U.S. President sees ties with India as vital to tackling challenges emanating from climate change, disruptions related to AI, and a rising China.

The agreements point to the advancing strategic convergence between the two pariah states.

Key ASEAN member states, including current chair Indonesia, will skip the talks, which are intended to "fully re-engage" Myanmar's military government.