There is no specific international law regulating use of force, and when it comes to maritime disputes, China has exploited the loophole to strengthen the coastguard by passing the new legislation. The law was adopted by the standing commit...
Vietnam held its 13th National Party Congress from January 26th, 2021 but is expected to conclude early due to the detection of few COVID-19 cases. Party members hailing from across Vietnam and also Vietnamese diplomats attended the meeting...
Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile with a flight range of 290 km and has maximum pace of Mach 3(three times the speed of sound). The name originates from the Brahmaputra river in India and Moskva in Russia. In February 1998, the two cou...
In recent times the trans-regional economic corridors have gained a lot of attention from the world. They are popularly being considered to be the drivers of growth by including the lagging regions in the development processes. It is expect...
India Vietnam virtual summit which held on December 21st between the leadership of the two countries concluded with the signing of seven MOUs and also a time plan 2021-2023 for realising the potential of the comprehensive strategic partners...
Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF) has been critical for understanding Indonesia’s position in the larger Indo Pacific, and how it places its critical importance in the emerging sea lanes of communication (SLOCs). The Global Maritime...
India and Vietnam will be holding their virtual summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 21st and would take stock of the activities that they intend to do in n...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or One Belt One Road (OBOR) is an ambitious project of China which was launched in the year 2013. It seeks to connect different geopolitical landscapes through different development projects in various cou...
In the last week of February 2020, Indonesia's government approved the defence agreements which were previously formed with United States of America. Many scholars across the world have hailed this development as a significant step in Indon...
President Jokowi hosted the Indian Ocean Rim Association's Leaders' Summit in March 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia entitled "Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean". This event was significant in t...
The question of ASEAN centrality and its relevance in the international security as well as addressing regional security concerns has been heavily highlighted. ASEAN has accepted that as the Indo-Pacific is a new formation, it needs to be g...
India and Philippines have signed the defence cooperation agreement in the year 2006. Since then there have been regular interactions between armed forces personnel, and also liaison visits by the high-ranking officials, and naval ships.&nb...
