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LOS ANGELES: As the first ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) kicked off here on Thursday, India said it will take any decision based on its “national interest.” Union commerce minister Piyush Goyalsaid at the…

LOS ANGELES: The first in-person ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework(IPEF) scheduled to start here on Thursday is expected to tackle the issue of supply chain disruption as witnessed during Covid due to…

The United States announced on Wednesday that it will begin formal negotiations with Taiwan on a new wide-ranging trade initiative, in a bid to deepen economic engagement.    It's Washington's latest show of support for Taipei amid…

WASHINGTON: The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, US officials said on Wednesday, just days after President Joe Biden launched an economic plan for Asia intended to push back on China that excluded the Chinese-claimed…

More than 16 months after taking office, President Joe Biden stepped off Air Force One and onto Asian soil for the first time in his presidency. His four-day visit coincided with a slew of diplomatic initiatives: Bilateral summits with…

Fiji brought a sense of relief among Quad partners and for US president Joe Biden after it agreed to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Saturday, after it was unveiled earlier this month during the Quad summit in Tokyo. The…

The Quad has come a long way since its revival in 2017. Its leading faces have changed as well in the last five years, with one exception— Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and with that India’s style of engagement with the Quad is…

The second in-person Quad summit saw more concerted effort, after the IPEF launch on Monday, to check Chinese influence in the region with the 4-nation grouping committing $50 billion for sustainable and demand-driven infrastructure in the…

TOKYO: President Joe Biden faced a dilemma on trade in Asia: He couldn't just rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership that his predecessor had pulled the US out of in 2017. Many related trade deals, regardless of their content, had become…