International Law and the SAARC Region in Times of Crisis
Faculty of Legal Studies International Conference on International Law and the SAARC Region in Times of Crisis New Delhi, 01 March 2023 Call for Papers The conference is announced in the midst of international law issues and challenges thrown up by the developments in the SAARC region and beyond. It aims to provide a…
Read MoreCall for Papers – ASEAN Law Academy Conference 2023
ASEAN LAW ACADEMY CONFERENCE 2023 ASEAN and the ‘Indo-Pacific’: A Rules-based Order Amid Turbulent Geopolitics Friday, 3 February 2023 (on Zoom) The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore is pleased to issue a call for papers to participants of the ASEAN Law Academy Advanced Programme 2023 (Educator Programme), for an…
Read MoreMyanmar’s Suu Kyi denounces terrorists, silent on Rohingya exodus (Channel News Asia, 6 September 2017)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denounces terrorists, silent on Rohingya exodus (Channel News Asia, 6 September 2017) Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Sep 6 blamed “terrorists” for “a huge iceberg of misinformation” on the violence in Rakhine state but made no mention of the nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled over the border to Bangladesh…
Read MorePutin sells Russian-Chinese plan to diffuse North Korea crisis (Fox News, 6 September 2017)
Putin sells Russian-Chinese plan to diffuse North Korea crisis (Fox News, 6 September 2017) Speaking after the talks with the visiting South Korean president, Putin in televised remarks urged North Korea’s neighbors to support the Russian-Chinese roadmap. He said it “offers a genuine way to defuse the tensions and a step-by-step settlement.” “We should not…
Read MoreVietnam slams China over military drills in disputed sea (Today Online, 6 September 2017)
Vietnam slams China over military drills in disputed sea (Today Online, 6 September 2017) Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway. China and Vietnam have long traded barbs over…
Read MoreChina made a mistake by including Pakistan terror outfits in BRICS declaration: experts (The International News, 6 September 2017)
China made a mistake by including Pakistan terror outfits in BRICS declaration: experts (The International News, 6 September 2017) Chinese experts have opined that China has made a mistake by including militants groups based in Pakistan and Afghanistan in BRICS declaration. The experts are of the view that the move could prove costly for its…
Read MoreAsians are in the dark about the region’s water pollution crisis (Eco-Business, 6 September 2017)
Asians are in the dark about the region’s water pollution crisis (Eco-Business, 6 September 2017) Asia is home to a worsening water pollution crisis thanks to an accelerating but weakly regulated industrial boom, but its most vulnerable citizens are kept in the dark about whether the water they use for drinking, farming and fishing is safe,…
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping pushes for expanded Brics-Plus (Straits Times, 4 September 2017)
Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes for expanded Brics-Plus (Straits Times, 4 September 2017) Chinese President Xi Jinping has lauded the successes of a grouping made up of the world’s five major emerging economies amid doubts over its relevance. Speaking yesterday on the eve of the annual Brics summit in the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen,…
Read MoreChina demands Indonesia drop new name for Natuna waters (Jakarta Post, 3 September 2017)
China demands Indonesia drop new name for Natuna waters (Jakarta Post, 3 September 2017) China has issued a demand for Indonesia to reverse its decision to rename the South China Sea (SCS) waters that lie within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In July, the Indonesian government named the maritime region in question, which lies north…
Read MoreNew approaches to achieving ASEAN regionalism (East Asia Forum, 2 September 2017)
New approaches to achieving ASEAN regionalism (East Asia Forum, 2 September 2017) Throughout its 50-year history of regional cooperation, legalisation and institutionalisation have not featured all that prominently in ASEAN’s diplomatic repertoire. Especially in its formative years, ASEAN relied on political flexibility and institutional informality, eschewing binding legal relations. Even as laws and institutions were…
Read MoreASEAN MPs Warn of Rights Deterioration in Cambodia Amid NGO, Media Crackdown (Radio Free Asia, 31 August 2017)
ASEAN MPs Warn of Rights Deterioration in Cambodia Amid NGO, Media Crackdown (Radio Free Asia, 31 August 2017) Southeast Asian members of parliament expressed “grave concerns” over what they called a “worsening human rights situation” in Cambodia, where the government has launched a crackdown on NGOs and independent media outlets ahead of general elections next…
Read MoreIndia and China agree to end border standoff (Channel News Asia, 28 August 2017)
India and China agree to end border standoff (Channel News Asia, 28 August 2017) India and China have agreed to an “expeditious disengagement” of troops in a disputed border area where their soldiers have been locked in a stand-off for more than two months, India’s foreign ministry said. Indian and Chinese troops have been confronting…
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