* International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on December 1 said there is "an urgent need" to de-escalate trade tensions, reverse recent tariff increases and modernize the rules-based multilateral trade system. * Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on December 1 agreed to bring the bilateral ties to a higher level and renewed their pledges to safeguard multilateralism. * China, France and the United Nations reiterated their firm commitments to working together in combating climate change in a press statement released here on November 30 following a three-party meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit. * Iranian defense minister on December 1 denied that the Islamic republic is supplying arms to Yemen Houthi militants. * Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump are unlikely to hold talks in the near future after the latter canceled their scheduled meeting in Argentina, the Kremlin said on December 1. … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 2
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World News in Brief: November 25
* Speaking at the opening ceremony of a business forum on November 23 in Havana, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his government will continue to invest in Cuba and contribute to the economic development of the island nation. * The 76th joint patrol on the Mekong River jointly conducted by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was completed Saturday. Ten vessels and 198 law enforcement personnel participated in the five-day mission that aimed to increase police visibility and enhance security and control of 512 km of the Mekong River. * President Donald Trump said Saturday that migrants seeking asylum in the United States via the southern border would wait in Mexico while their claims move through legal procedures, but the Mexican incoming government denied the two sides had reached any deal. * Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will be visiting Russia from November 26-29, in a bid to further consolidate defence ties and explore new avenues for defence cooperation, said … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: November 25
Indian warship arrives in Ho Chi Minh City
The vessel, a Rajput-class destroyer commissioned in 1982, has come with a crew of more than 300 to Vietnam’s southern city as part of the Indian navy’s operational deployment in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, and the northwestern Pacific. The destroyer is 146.5 meters long, has a beam of 15.8 meters and a helipad, and is equipped with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine missiles. The vessel will carry out communications and coordination exercises at sea with Vietnamese naval vessels during its stay. Colonel Atul Dawel, the captain of the destroyer, said the visit this time "will strengthen the bonds and friendship between the two countries and contribute to security and stability in the region and the world." Vietnamese Navy officers visit the Indian ship on Thursday. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen This is the second time this year the Indian navy has sent a vessel to Vietnam after a fleet of three Indian ships with 900 officers and … [Read more...] about Indian warship arrives in Ho Chi Minh City
India unlikely to impact balance of power in Asia: Hanoi conference
"The rise of India's economic and military power opens the possibility that the country could fill the void left by the U.S.,” Dr Sinderpal Singh of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore told a conference in Hanoi last week. But he expressed doubts about India's ability to meet the expectations of other countries that have the same objectives as he analyzed the strategic differences between India and the U.S. at the “India’s rise and its impact on regional security architecture” conference. First of all, while the U.S. looks at East Asia and the Indian and Pacific Oceans as major pillars in its strategy, India has a bigger view, asserting that those pillars must include the Indian Ocean and Africa. This has led to differences between the two, Singh said. For instance, India believes that Iran plays a key role in ensuring security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but the U.S. does not agree with that. … [Read more...] about India unlikely to impact balance of power in Asia: Hanoi conference
Australia joins bid to rescue injured Indian sailor in remote ocean
Tomy pictured on his boat Thuriya as he set sail from France on Jul 1, 2018, at the start of the race. (Photo: AFP/Damien Meyer) The mast of Abhilash Tomy's yacht Thuriya broke off when it was rolled in a storm on Friday and the yachtsman suffered what he described as a "severe back injury". The 39-year-old Indian navy commander was "incapacitated on his bunk inside his boat" some 3,704 kilometres off Western Australia state, organisers said. Two P8 Poseidons - one from the Royal Australian Air Force and another from the Indian armed forces - flew over the yacht to inspect it Sunday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. AMSA, which is coordinating the search, said the crews saw that the yacht was dismasted but did not get further information about Tomy's condition. "He is injured inside the yacht, so he can't communicate further," an AMSA spokesman told AFP. Tomy was communicating with organisers via a YB3 texting unit but his main satellite phone was damaged, and … [Read more...] about Australia joins bid to rescue injured Indian sailor in remote ocean