The last census in PNG that was considered credible took place more than two decades ago, in 2000, reporting a population of 5,190,786 people. Projections based on the UN findings would mean an ...

It appears likely that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in-person at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders summit in China later this month. A visit to China would be Modi ...

Shyam Saran, a former Indian Foreign Secretary and diplomat, has held prominent roles in India's foreign policy and international relations.

The Philippines is less than a year away from its national elections in May 2022, and an estimated 5.8 million first-time voters (aged 18–23) are expected to join around 63 million mostly young voters ...

Australia should articulate and pursue a disciplined Taiwan strategy that uses the flexibility of its one-China policy to increase engagement with Taipei in service of Australian economic and security ...

China is now a principal donor in the Pacific alongside traditional development partners. Demonstrating its aid commitment to the region, China recently mobilised its navy and air forces, embassies in ...

Senior US official statements more recently frame it as Xi seizing on 2027, the 100th anniversary of the PLA’s founding, to complete the material preparation required to make major combat operations ...

Indonesia has officially become a new BRICS partner, joining countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Türkiye, Nigeria, Cuba and Kazakhstan. Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono announced this ...

Indonesia is becoming a wealthy nation, but still has an enormous number of very poor people, who are not doing well. This is why Indonesia now likes to see itself as an emerging aid donor rather than ...

With Western countries consumed by domestic problems, will it be China and Russia that now define the rules of global politics? In a disorderly world, each has become increasingly assertive, and their ...

Of all the countries on the sidelines of the Hanoi summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, few were watching more intently than China. Chinese financial and trade support effectively facilitated ...

The world’s oldest intelligence partnership turned 73 this year. Traditionally, trust amongst spies is a rare commodity, but the UKUSA Agreement of 1946 (commonly known as the “Five Eyes”) has more ...