The United States and a large portion of the rest of the world have regarded Asia too crudely for centuries—as a theatre of strategic rivalry. Allies and partners of the United States from all over the world have an interest in how the Indo...
The Prime Ministers of India, Japan, and Australia, as well as the US President, launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) on May 24, a day before the Quad leaders' second in-person Summit in Tokyo, with Indonesia, South Korea, Ma...
The delivery of the S-400 air defence system began in November last year with an Indian official confirming the same. “We will get the S-400 on schedule. The first squadron will arrive and it will be inducted this year,” Indian Air Force Ch...
The recent visit to Southeast Asia in December by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, marks the first official visit to the region by a high-ranking diplomat since President Joe Biden took office early this year. His maiden tour bega...
Prime Minister Modi signed the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam in September 2016 and it showcased the trust and confidence that the countries have with each other. At the political level, the two countries have de...
The region of East Asia has become an epicentre of conflicts primarily because of China’s growing military dominance and North Korea’s increasing missile arsenals. These efforts of China and North Korea are leading the region of East Asia t...
In the first week of October, one of the US Navy’s prized nuclear submarines collided with an unknown object while patrolling the South China Sea (SCS). A Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, the USS Connecticut slammed into the submerged o...
The developments in South China Sea have been a matter of concern for all the littoral countries in its periphery as well as the dialogue partners. This year has been very eventful in the context of tensions between US and China in th...
India’s relationship with Southeast Asia spans centuries. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's interest in this region is even more evident through the adjustment of the Look East Policy into the Act East Policy. This adjustment aims...
As the world slowly coming with the terms of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, many observers said that the unexpected US debacle on Afghan soil gathers semblance of its pack up from Saigon, Vietnam. The scathing rupture in US credibilit...
The unabated rise of china and its uncontrolled muscle flexing around its periphery is disliked by many of its neighbors. India and Vietnam are the two countries that shares borders with China also share the frustration created by it at the...
Apart from sharing the common threat that China presents in front of these countries, India and Taiwan shares so much in common. India and Taiwan are natural allies both shares the democratic values, uphold rule of law and human rights. Ind...
