China’s Indigenously Built Passenger Aircraft C919 Makes First Commercial Flight, Challenges Boeing and Airbus

China’s indigenously built passenger aircraft, the C919, makes its first commercial flight, challenging Boeing and Airbus in the civil aviation market. State-run China Eastern Airlines operates the inaugural journey from Shanghai to Beijing. Learn about the C919’s successful test flights, growing demand, and its potential to compete with Western rivals.

Papua New Guinea’s Marape Shows Unprecedented Respect for Indian PM Narendra Modi: Strengthening India-Pacific Relations 2023

Learn about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Papua New Guinea, where James Marape, the country’s leader, showed him extraordinary respect. Examine the significance of this legislation, how it will affect ties between India and the Pacific, and how it will affect the summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). Observe how India seeks to stave against Chinese influence in the Pacific.