MOSCOW: Russia's emergencies ministry says that parts of the western coast Sakhalin island, situated close to Japan on Russia's Pacific seaboard, were under threat of tsunami, and that the local population was being evacuated, state news agency TASS reported on Monday( Jan 1).A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate....

Countries which are adversely affected by the ‘Indo-Pacific’ construct like China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran and the Central Asian Republics, through strengthening their own strategic integration, can offset the negative impacts of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ project, writes Shahida Wizarat, Dean of the College

The Asia-Pacific Region is now more uncertain and unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War. The rise of China and India as major regional powers, the possible resurgence of Japan, the relative decline of the US and the absence of Russia as a significant regional player make Asia a very com

Since its first mention in an official policy document by Australia in 2013, the idea of Indo-Pacific has steadily gained prominence amongst the polity and commentariat in several countries. The concept, which acknowledges the salience of economic and maritime connectivity of the Indian and Pacific

Russia has been strongly adherent to intensifying its multidimensional engagement into the Asia Pacific affairs. This is fair and natural since Russia is an integral part of this vast geographic space.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia-Pacific( Apac) region will face the spillover effects of the Russia-Ukraine war as there are growing risks to the global economy that is weakening regional growth.In a statement yesterday, Moody’s Investors Service said the region faced “ weaker growth, higher inflation and financial market uncertainty ” that will worsen pandemic-related economic scarring. Despite relatively small direct economic and financial linkages with Russia and Ukraine, Moody’s assistant vice-presid

Indo-Pacific isstill isawork inprogress but given its salience for the stakeholders, itisunlikely todisappear inthe near future. Ithas emerged asanimportant part ofthe geopolitical landscape amidst anemerging world order, has attracted support from some major players, and has cemented its position

If 2011 witnessed the United States’ “return to the Asia-Pacific,” the focus of U. S.

Could Russia’s attempts to establish closer ties with countries of Southeast Asia or Indochina become an issue in its relationship with China? Putin’s visits to Vietnam and South Korea will focus on certain infrastructure projects, certain easing of tensions in bilateral relations and by no means ta

On May 26 at 15:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to cooperation between Russia and Malaysia in the Asia-Pacific region and the Malaysian chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In recent years, contacts between Russia and Ma