"Letting go of members that do not abide by international norms and rules is a difficult but a necessary decision that ASEAN must make" says Rahul Mishra.
To calm its allies, the US stepped up its presence, while Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made significant strides in building strategic partnerships with the Philippines and Vietnam.
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs,Stephen Smith,is on his third visit to India to brief New Delhi about the steps taken by Canberra in putting an end to attacks on Indian students.