The Mozambique Channel is about 100 nautical miles long and 250 nautical miles wide. To its east, lies the world’s fourth largest island Madagascar, and Mozambique to the west. Before the opening-up of Suez Canal on 17 November 1869, the Mo...
Maritime security and sovereign control depend on 2 major metrics. Firstly, the naval fleets of the nations concerned allow them to demarcate their military strength and presence in the maritime area. Naval fleets allow them a certain recog...
India’s defence cooperation with France is nothing novel, as it can be traced back to the cold war era when defence ties were domineered by armament sale. During that time, even though India heavily relied on the Soviet Union for its defenc...
Look East Policy and its successor Act East Policy are quite important for India’s influence and diplomatic progress in Asia. These policies have enabled India to allocate its diplomatic responsibilities and abilities to balance out between...
India over the years has become involved with many countries in trilateral dialogues, but the trilateral involving Australia-India-Indonesia is the least talked about. With the world going through significant geopolitical changes, especiall...
The formation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) was a response to the geopolitical rise of China with its increased aggressiveness and the resulting threat perception to maritime security and the rules-based liberal world order....
Why do we need QUAD? This question thematizes the main concern of this article. The role of QUAD in the international community is necessary to be understood. The objectives should be aligned in comparison to the need and requirements of th...
Rory Medcalf, in his essay “What’s in a name” noted that “Indo-Pacific minilateralism is the wave of the future that many countries will try to surf.”[1] The recent tide of trilateral and quadrilateral groups hints at the significance of th...
India and Singapore have a longstanding partnership in the field of defence cooperation. Covering three major areas - armed forces, defence technology cooperation and maritime security, India-Singapore defence relationship have become stron...
There hasn't remained a region untouched by the ongoing US-China rivalry. One region that has emerged as the main theatres of Sino-US rivalry is the region of southeast Asia, with the relentless rise of China and its adventurism in the Sout...
India recently attended the 14th meeting of ADMM (Asean Defense Ministers Meeting) plus virtually at Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2020 to mark 10 years of its inception since it’s convening in 2010. The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN (The ...
Chinese foreign policy has become clearer in recent times. Aggressive interventionist policies towards Taiwan, the South China Sea and Indian territorial and maritime region are clear indications of how Beijing wants to pan out its military...
