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...
On November 4th 2019, Thailand passed the baton of ASEAN leadership to Vietnam. Vietnam officially became part of the ASEAN community in 1995 and became its 7th member. It remained outside the grouping during the Cold War era, and the ASEAN...
On 4th November 2019, the US, Japan, and Australia jointly announced the Blue Dot Network (BDN) at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Thailand during the 35th ASEAN Summit. This initiative seeks to employ a multi-stakeholder approach to pro...
India’s all-weather friend Japan has been the most supportive in the present times when Chinese aggressiveness is at an all high against India, especially in the Ladakh region. The Japanese Ambassador to India, Satoshi Suzuki quoted that “t...
The Quad 2.0 is being hailed by some, but many are also calling it an extension of the United States of America’s Hub-and-Spoke model. Critics have questioned the relevance of Quad 2.0 as there is no template or blueprint, and the inclusion...
Cam Ranh Bay means ‘Sweet Stream’ which has always been the strategic point of interest since the 19th century as the French, Russian, Japanese and American navies used the wide, deep and protected natural harbours but also used it as a ref...
The world at present is weathering the global pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID -19). China’s Wuhan emerged as the epicentre of it, and ever since then, it has rocked the world financially and medically. China’s secretiveness and lack of tim...
The one of its kind virtual summit meeting between Prime Ministers of India and Australia - Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison is going to take place on June 4th and the agenda for the meeting is already long. Given the post-Covid 19 dynamics...
China imposed the universal fishing ban in the South China Sea starting from May to mid-August for all fishermen from the Spratly islands claimant countries. Imposing a ban on fishing during catch season impacts the livelihood of fishermen....
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...
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...
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 expositi...
