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    USA-India hails significant progress in Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)

    By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 23, 2025

    Here’s a focused summary of the latest developments between the U.S. and India during U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s four-day visit to India (April 21–24, 2025), emphasizing trade, energy, defense, and strategic ties, based on the most recent and reliable information available. The response integrates relevant details from web sources and X posts, with X…

    USTR Section 301 Action’s New Maritime Fee Structure against China

    By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 19, 2025

    The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) introduced a new maritime fee structure in April 2025 to counter China’s dominance in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors while promoting U.S. shipbuilding. The initiative stems from a Section 301 investigation, prompted by five U.S. labor unions in March 2024, which concluded that China’s state subsidies and policies unfairly…

    [ Trade War SITREP: 13-16 April 2025 ] CHINA SIGNS 40 AGREEMENTS W VIETNAM; Trump to help car industry; decoupling continues…

    By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 16, 2025

    KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENT US probes into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors Federal Register filings reveal probes into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on grounds that extensive reliance on foreign production of medicine and chips is a national security threat. The filings announce 21-day public comment periods…

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    Remembrance Day Sunday Service 2022 at Kranji War Memorial

    November 13, 2022
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    At the invitation by the British High Commission Singapore to Defense Politics Asia (media invitation), DPA had agreed to attend the 2022’s Remembrance Day service at the Kranji War Cemetery to pay tribute to all who laid their lives so that the generations after them could live in peace. The event is held by the…

    [ Bakhmut Front ] Russia’s Wagner PMC continue offensives at Bakhmut Front; Ukrainian counterattacks

    November 6, 2022
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    Update from the Bakhmut Front: Wagner PMC forces after not much action was reported for the past 2-3 days at the Bakhmut Front sprang back to life as they restart their offensive across the entire front. Ukrainian forces counterattack in the area of Opytne and Kurdyumivka in response. Fighting is ongoing. Full Report:

    [ Donetsk Front Analysis ] Russian breakthrough at Vodyane would jeopardise Vuhledar

    November 4, 2022
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    Update from Donetsk Front: Russian forces continues their major offensive SW of Donetsk City with heavy fighting reported at Preschystivka, Pavlivka, Vuhledar, Vodyane, Novomykhailivka and Marinka regions. The most important contact point is likely to be the position at Vodyane. Should the Ukrainian lose their position at Vodyane, it will open up multitude of options…

    [ Kherson Offensive ] Ukraine not giving up on Kherson Offensive towards Beryslav & Nova Kakhovka

    November 3, 2022
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    [ Donetsk Front ] Russia launched major assault on Vuhledar and Pavlivka

    October 30, 2022
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    Update from the Vuhledar region in Donetsk: Russian forces launched an early morning attack on the 29th Oct 2022, against Vuhledar and Pavlivka. Heavy artillery hits the Ukrainian lines while suicide drones took out Ukrainian SAM systems located west of Vuhledar. With the SAMs taken out, Russian air force operated freely to disrupt any reinforcements…

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    October 29, 2022
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    Russia conducts strategic nuclear strike exercise; air land sea launches of ICBM & cruise missiles

    October 28, 2022
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    [ Svatove Front ] Ukraine launched massive offensive towards Svatove; Heaviest fighting at Kuzemivka

    October 27, 2022
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    Quick Update from the Svatove Front: Ukrainian forces continues their push towards Svatove as fighting is reported across the entire front – at Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Berestove, Kuzemivka and from the direction of Lozova. The heaviest fighting of them is the fighting at Kuzemivka, where the Russian Ministry of Defense reported up to 500 Ukrainian troops…

    [ Kreminna Front ] Russia recaptured Makiivka & Novosadove; fighting at Terny, Yampolivka & Torske

    October 27, 2022
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    Quick Update from the Lyman-Kreminna Front: Russian forces launched a major counter attack against the Ukrainian forces in the Lyman-Kreminna region, and managed to recapture Makiivka and Novosadova. Heavy fighting is now reported at Terny, Yampolivka and Torske, all the settlements along the Zherebets River. Pro-Russia source, Boris Rozhin reported that the Ukrainian launched a…

    Xi Jinping’s 3rd Term will be his toughest

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    [ Opinion + Projection ] 3 places Russia could deploy their 300000 troops in Ukraine to win the war

    October 24, 2022
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    The mobilization and training phase of the entire grand 300,000 army from the Russian partial-mobilization is about to come to conclusion – and we will soon be seeing the entire 300,000 force deployed in Ukraine within a month. But where would Russia use these troops? How would Russia’s strategy be like should they open a…

    [ Donetsk Front + Analysis ] Both sides launch attacks along the frontline; Defense-in-Depth is DEEP

    October 24, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Donetsk Front: Russia continue to push and put pressure on the Ukrainian defense at Marinka, Pobjeda and Novomykhailivka – something that Russia had been trying months, but to little progress. Ukraine in return, launched their own offensives, in the area of Novomykhailivka, Slavne and Mykilske. However the attack reportedly also had…

    [ Svatove Front + Analysis ] Ukrainian forces breakthrough and secured bridgehead at Makiivka

    October 23, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Svatove-Kreminna Front: Ukraine finally captured a bridgehead at Makiivka after struggled to get past the Russian defense line along the Zherebets River. This comes after the clearing up of the bad weathers that had plagued the battlefield for the past few days; disallowing both sides to deploy their UAVs to scout…

    [ Kupyansk Front ] Russia launches counteroffensive towards Dvorichna; capturing Horobivka

    October 20, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kupyansk Front: Russia have launched a counteroffensive from Tavilzhanka towards Dvorichna direction and had successfully captured Horobivka after days of softening the Ukrainian forces in the region via artillery and airstrikes. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported fighting at Dvorichna (which is likely to just mean the entire region east of the…

    [ Kherson Offensive ] Massive Ukrainian attack thwarted after drone strikes on SAMs; Russia counter

    October 16, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kherson Front: According pro-Russian sources, Ukraine launched a major offensive towards the Dudchany-Mylove-Sukhanove line. The attack starts with heavy bombardment from Ukrainian artillery firing from Petropavlivka, with fast moving mobile special forces troops leading the vanguard. They are then followed by mechanized and armor forces, which will take advantage of the…

    [ Lyman Front ] Ukrainian forces clashes with Russian forces at Novosadove, Terny and Torske

    October 14, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kherson Front: Ukrainian forces continue their assault on Novosadove and Terny to recapture the settlements along the eastern bank of the Zherebets River. Heavy fighting is reported at the contested town of Torske. Reinforcement reportedly arrived to the front from both sides, while Ukrainian reinforcement and reserves are reported at Lyman.…

    [ Kherson Offensive ] Ukraine forces attack in 6 directions; Russia counterattacked at 2 locations

    October 14, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kherson Front: Ukrainian forces continues their assault in the Kherson Offensive against 5 different locations: Kostromka, Ishchenka, Bezvodne, Pyatykhatky and Dudchany. Russian forces reportedly launch their own attack towards Sukhyi Stavok and Nova Kamyanka, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Fighting is also reported at Pravdyne in the Mykolaiv Front with…

    Ukraine Fighter Jets vs Drones/Missiles backfiring! – Planes getting shot down by SAMS over Poltava

    October 14, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Poltava: Russia Ministry of Defense reported a shooting down of Ukrainian Su-27 over Poltava region by air defense system is raising concerns of the usage of fighter jets to defend against cruise missiles and suicide drones. This comes after report from Ukrainian Air Force that one of their MiG-29 crashed in…

    [ Lyman / Kreminna Front ] Russia forces captured Novolyubivka & Yampolivka; Torske is “grey zone”

    October 13, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Lyman / Kreminna Front: Russian forces managed to recapture and secure all of the eastern bank of the Zherebets River, which reportedly includes Novolyubivka and Yampolivka on this front. Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks to recapture lost grounds at Novolyubivka, Terny and Novosadove. The attempts had not been successful as the attack…

    [ Kherson Offensive ] Ukraine attack Sukhanove, Pyatykhatky, Borozenske, Ishchenka; Pontoons rebuilt

    October 13, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kherson Front: The Ukrainian Kherson Offensive is still ongoing despite of the enhanced defense line from the Russian stretching from Mala Seidemynukha, to Kostromka, Ishchenka, Pyatykhatky, Sukhanove and ends at either Dudchany or Mylove (depending on sources). Ukrainian forces reestablished new pontoon crossings across the Inhulets River and one of them…

    [ Kupyansk Front ] Ukraine “quietly” penetrating into Luhansk towards Svatove in massive pincer

    October 12, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kupyansk + Svatove Front: Based on the sparse reporting from the Kupyansk Front (predominantly only from Russian Ministry of Defense – which also suggest that the fighting is now mainly fought by Russia regular military), it seemed like the Ukrainians are making more progress than it’s being let on off. Ukrainian…

    [ Lyman Front ] Russian counteroffensive towards Krasnyi Liman; captured Terny, Novosadove & Torske!

    October 11, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Lyman Front (or Kreminna Front): Russian forces that had been attacking Terny for the past 2 days, finally broke through the stubborn Ukrainian defense and had captured Terny. Apparently, the fighting at Terny reported by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry over the past 2 days was actually a much bigger counteroffensive by…

    [ Kupyansk Front ] Ukrainian forces fanning out, attacking 6 different directions at once

    October 7, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kupyansk Front (formerly known as Oskil Front): Ukrainian forces after regrouping launched a multi-prong offensive across the entire front, hitting 6 different directions/settlements, including Tavilzanka, Vilshana, Pershotravneve, Orlyanske, Stepova Novoselivka, etc… Based on initial assessment, the Ukrainian forces is probably looking to capture Nyzhnia Duvanka as the main objective in this…

    [ Strategic Analysis ] Bakhmut-Siversk Front – 7 Oct 2022 – DPA Ukraine War Map Analysis

    October 7, 2022
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    This is a DPA’s exclusive strategic map analysis of the situation over at the Bakhmut and Siversk region, collective called the Eastern Front where Russian forces are making some headways as the Ukrainian forces’ redeployment away from the region is started to make it’s effect felt on the ground – to share the possibilities of…

    [ Kherson Offensive ] Ukraine attack from 5 directions! Russia lines held strong; Dudchany contested

    October 7, 2022
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    Breaking news from the Kherson Front: Russian new defense line turned out to be effective at holding up the Ukrainian’s lightning offense, as this new line from Kostromka-Bruskynske-Sadok-Pyatykhatky-Dudchany seemed to defend much better than their defense lines before. The information of the full capture of Dudchany seemed to be wrong, as Russian forces reportedly still…