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Taiwan President-elect open to holding talks with China "with no precondit
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In his address at a democracy forum in Copenhagen on Tuesday, Lai in a pre-recorded video said, "I will not rule out dialogue with China on the principles of mutual respect, mutual benefits, and dignity," adding that such dialogue should be conducted "with no preconditions."
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UN's legitimacy threatened by concentration of power in hands of five perm
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Democracy Forum (TDF) President Lord Bruce has said the UN's legitimacy continues to be threatened by the inequitable concentration of power in the hands of the five permanent members (P5) of the Security Council.
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UK: Experts discuss causes behind failure of China's Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
All issues encompassing funding and transparency concerns and the nation's complicated geopolitical position were discussed in the webinar.
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The Democracy Forum holds webinar on 'Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh - the su
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
TDF President, Lord Bruce welcomed panellists to the webinar, which examined the circumstances surrounding the re-emergence of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) as a democratic movement, after a decade of political isolation.
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The Democracy Forum holds webinar on 'Bangladesh's path of global growth'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the webinar which was held on Wednesday, TDF President Lord Bruce in his introductory remarks referred to the South Asia region's 'strong fundamentals' due to its young workforce, with Bangladesh a prime example of such strength, with its economic growth (faster than that of India and Sri
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China’s current nuclear expansion underlines quest for status, says UK for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China’s nuclear expansion was set in the context of its wider geostrategic ambitions – as articulated in Xi Jinping’s stated goals and ideological motivation – by former British diplomat and Associate of the Council on Geostrategy, Matthew Henderson. He identified core issues raised by China
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China's BRI aims to build military, economic and political hegemony in Sou
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This key geopolitical issue has been given added prominence, noted TDF President Lord Bruce, by the recent ASEAN conference in Indonesia, during which Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the systemic difficulties undermining trust between member states and the ‘sharpening r
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London webinar highlights China's policy of forcing state hegemony on Tibe
Updated : 3 years ago IST
London-based NGO The Democracy Forum held a virtual debate - titled 'Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet' - to coincide with a visit to the UK by Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration.
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China's BRI nearing as multiple crunches limit China economically: Prof Ch
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As many nations across the world experience China's increased engagement in their economies and societies, London-based not-for-profit The Democracy Forum shone a spotlight on China's role as a primary source of development finance in South Asia, during the virtual seminar.
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'US-Pakistan tensions: What next for erstwhile allies?'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In his opening comments, TDF President Lord Bruce highlighted the 'flurry of diplomatic activity' that followed Imran Khan's administration's collapse in April and the assumption of Shehbaz Sharif's coalition government.
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Experts draw lessons learned from Sri Lanka's economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Focusing on deep-rooted, long-term economic vulnerabilities that led to sovereign default in Sri Lanka - the first time in the country's history - Umesh Moramudali, a Lecturer at the University of Colombo and Researcher on Public Debt & Development, pondered why Sri Lanka had come to thi
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China's Afghan policy marred with ambitions to attain regional hegemony: E
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 23 (ANI): China's policy shift towards Afghanistan is a "New Great Game" in the region to use the country as a stepping-stone for broader regional strategic, economic and political endeavour and moving towards the realignment of the region's balance of power and he
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