Commentaries

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A New Military Revolution in the US and the role of DARPA

With an ever-changing international environment, the very concept of security has been slowly evolving and though there have been drastic advancements in the field of military and technology over the last century, today, the pace has exponentially quickened. In keeping up with these developments, th...

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India-France Strategic Cooperation in the Indian Ocean

India and France conducted coordinated maritime surveillance patrols in late March 2020. Indian Navy P-8I Poseidon aircraft flew from Reunion islands with French navy personnel on board, and conducted surveillance sorties. It is expected that these surveillance sorties would be a regular affair. In...

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ASEAN 2020: Rescheduling the 36th ASEAN Summit?

 by Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh Having a look at the timeline of ASEAN activities in 2020, there are a lot of events will be held. As the Chairman of ASEAN, Vietnam would be hosting more than 300 meetings this year. Some other events are scheduled to be held by other ASEAN member states and its dialogue ...

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Deciphering Undercurrents in Trump visit to India

President Donald Trump visit India from February 24-25, 2020 for a visit to show its resolve towards India as a strategic partner and a high value defence market with the status of ‘major defense partner’. There have been a number of areas which have been highlighted to be the areas of ...

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India and New Zealand:Creating Synergies

The bilateral relationship between two antipodean neighbours- India and New Zealand, has been a tale of divergent policy stances and changing international milieu which have defined their relationship. Usually, whenever there is an exposition of India approach to the region, the two countries- Austr...