Trump’s Iran attack, EU ‘too slow’, China-India relations: 7 global relations reads

1. Iran strikes: Trump threatens more hits, Khamenei dead, Israel mounts new attacks

On the final day of February, the US and Israel launched a shock military strike on Iran, killing hundreds – including the nation’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran launched attacks on not just Israel, but also Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The SCMP covered the rolling news across the first two days of the nascent war.

2. China and India seek reset in talks, but old fault lines remain

Senior diplomats from China and India met in New Delhi in February for what Beijing described as a new round of strategic dialogue, emphasising the need to view each other as partners rather than competitors amid shifting global dynamics. The two sides’ readouts of the meeting, however, revealed a persistent gap in how the neighbours continue to frame their relationship.

3. Canada’s former deputy PM hopes for less economic dependency on China in future

Countries having cautious reliance on China while maintaining constructive engagement is essential to the future of globalisation in a world where trade is increasingly used as a weapon, Canada’s former deputy prime minister said.

South China Morning Post