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stanley cup d Japan are holding their first trilateral meeting later in the day in Washington in what is being widely seen as a move to coordinate push back against a common competitor 鈥?China. HT Image All three countries are seeking to enlarge their respective roles in the Asia-Pacific region, with the US pushing most aggressively. They are members of the East Asia Summit. The trilateral meeting is being held at the level of officials only鈥攋oint secretaries Jawed Ashraf and Gautam Bambwale from India will be meeting counterparts from the US and Japan. While the three countries will have a lot of talk about trade, economy and nuclear weapons, experts expect China to be the big issue on the table. At a Track II discussion on the talks in August -- hosted by a think-tank Center for Strategic International Studies -- participants agreed China was a shared concern. The United States, Japan and India share concerns at the rapid pace of Chinas military modernization and operations, the lack of transparency in this military build-up, its assertive posture and questions about Chinas intentions with respect to territorial disputes, cyberspace, and outer space, the CSIS said in a statement on the talks, which were off-record. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read break
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The Commonwealth has an opportunity to lead once more, this time in the fight against climate change, Britain s Queen Elizabeth II said as she opened the summit of the 53-nation group, ahead of the UN Copenhagen summit on climate change. HT Image The Commonwealth can be proud of the fact that in each of the last six decades, it has shaped the international resp
salomon onse to emerging global challenges, the Queen -- titular head of the group -- said at the opening ceremony Friday night at the newly-built National Centre for the Performing Arts here. And on this, the eve of the United Nations Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change, the Commonwealth has an opportunity to lead once more, she told the assembled heads of government, In
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stanley cup Minister Manmohan Singh among them. The Queen said that the threat to our environment is not a new concern. But it is now a global challenge which will continue to affect security and stability for years to come. Many of those affected are among the most vulnerable, and many of the people least well able to withstand the adverse effects of climate change live in the Commonwealth. She observed that a second area of opportunity for the Commonwealth is nurturing its young people. As with environmental challenges, this area is not new. But while the Commonwealth may rightly celebrate reaching its 60th anniversary, the future must show that it is relevant to and supportive of our young people who need to be convinced that the Commonwealt