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India’s pitch to the Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands are rapidly becoming a key arena of competition between India and China.
As China moves to expand its trade and investment footprint across the Indo-Pacific, the United States risks falling behind. The Pacific Islands is a case in point. 1 Pacific leaders have been clear: ...
PALAU, Western Pacific >> The brilliant blue waters, thick foliage and bucolic atmosphere on this seemingly idyllic archipelago deep in the Pacific Ocean belie the key role it now plays in a titanic ...
As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...