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ASEAN & India: Up the River of Geopolitics

20 Jan 2022

Commentary These short- term community-oriented THE 11TH Mekong-Ganga Convergence of Strategic QIPs aim to directly benefit Cooperation (MGC) For- As one of the many sub- Interests the locals and are geared eign Ministers’ Meeting regional frameworks to towards upgrading the took place earlier this Growing convergence of crop up in the geo- physical infrastructure as year with high level officials. [...] the Mekong is only getting unpredictable droughts and its East, a testimony of its more heated with the in- floods remain pressing ties with ASEAN.” volvement of major powers challenges for the lower and as the premier regional Moreover, Thailand, Myan- riparian Mekong states and organisation in Southeast mar and India participated for India along the Ganges From a domestic viewpoint, Asia, ASEAN. [...] Reforming tition is diverting attention from do- During the Q&A, the panellists point- the World Trade Organization mestic policy failures to compensate ed to some low-hanging fruit that (WTO), as well as the expansion of the losers of globalization, as well as could set a more cooperative tone forward-looking plurilaterals and changing perspectives on the bene- between the US and China. [...] The pact would be a useful addition to the region's poli- The Group of 7 is courting ASEAN in curity and quantum cryptography. [...] The objective of the newsletter is to promote the research being done by our centre, tre aims to contribute to international academic and public dis- raising awareness of the many events that we hold on a regular courses on regional architecture and order in the Asia Pacific.

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