Reforms in the defence acquisition procedure was announced by defence minister Rajnath Singh on 30 September 2020, all of which will be implemented 1st October onwards. The purpose behind the reforms was two-fold, first goal was ‘Atmanirbha...
Lithium Triangle, comprising of Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, currently is the most sought-after region in South America. Current situation of the lithium triangle has seen with progress bi- lateral and multi- lateral trade agreements with ...
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...
Security and preserving national interest formulate the crux of diplomacy and international relations. Maritime security and diplomacy presents a challenge for maintaining peace in the oceans. India’s challenge becomes bigger as Indian Ocea...
The Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh announced on 3rd December 2020, that the marine forces are planning to procure six more submarines and pitched for the third aircraft carrier. The Indian navy sees a third aircraft carrier as an absolut...
Diego Garcia, a 30 square kilometer island, the largest in the Chagos Archipelago lies within the maritime boundary of Mauritius. It is a seen as a secretive military base which has been used by the US to send its aircrafts and warships acr...
When the Mauritian Prime Minister Jugnauth congratulated the U.S President elect Joe Biden, the political storm on the issue of the Diego Garcia became intense. A secret military island, Diego Garcia is an important territory for USA as it ...
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 Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed by USSR & China in 1950 bound two states to assist each other militarily in case of an attack by Japan or any other state aiding Japan in aggression (Nandan and Uma, 2015)....
The rising tension in the South China Sea and China's assertiveness in the region have made the region an important theatre in International politics. China's expansionist policies have brought 'like-minded' countries in the region together...
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...
