China has blocked a proposed meeting in the United Nations Security Council to discuss on the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19). It argued that Covid-19 crisis is not linked to global security. But President Donald Trump recently had a wor...
Xi Jinping, the President of China, has said his “Chinese dream†includes “a dream of strong armed-forcesâ€, which involves modernising the Peoples Liberation Army by 2035, and making it “world-class†by 2049. It has become appar...
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 expone...
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 th...
Kritika Karmakar analyses the reasons for increase in Islamic state sympathisers in Indonesia, and why few major religious organisations are subscribing to the concept of Islamic caliphate. Islamic State sympathisers have been on the rise, ...
Rajaram Panda posits that Trump's transactional attitude with its allies might hamper security ties. Like other foreign policy changes after coming to power and with ‘America First’ at the fulcrum of his foreign policy doctrine, Preside...
Pankaj Jha argues that India’s approach towards national and international security is different from what is being professed by the European countries. This article highlights how perspectives from the European Union and its affiliate in...
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 schedule...
The debate about India's strategic thought starts from post-independence phase and thereafter different policy initiatives and approach are deciphered to look for the template of that approach. The major debate therefore hinges on India's i...
In the Indian foreign policy and strategic discourse, island nations have found a special reference. Those island nations, which lie close to the strategic sea lanes or are close to mainland, have important strategic and commercial signific...
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the nuclear powered aircraft docked into Tien Sa Port, Danang, along with the Bunker hill, a highly sophisticated US navy cruiser, as part of a liaison visit. The aircraft carrier can carry 90 airc...
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 ar...
