China’s demand for additional guarantees before sanctioning a US$6 billion loan to Pakistan for an infrastructure project suggests that all may not be well between the “all-weather” allies. In other news, India and Vietnam adopted a “Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People” to guide the future development of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Discussions between PM Modi and PM Phuc explored practical cooperation based on convergences between India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative (IPOI) and the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific (AOIP) which Vietnam subscribes to.
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