The 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings are currently taking place in Manila, Philippines, where the foreign ministers of the ASEAN along with their heads of delegates from the key international partners are meeting each other to engage in a series of high-level diplomatic discussions.  The summit wraps up the Post-Ministerial Conferences, bilateral talks and the 33rd ASEAN …

France has presented itself as a great alternative to the “big-power” tussle between China and India for influence in the Indo-Pacific region. This is ideal for Sri Lanka as it looks to avoid being caught between the two neighbors for regional influence.  Over the last decade, France has been trying to gain ground in Sri Lanka. And it seems to …