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...
The Great Asian Highway, also known as the Asian Highway Network is a cooperative infrastructure project which has 32 Asian and European countries participatory countries along with ESCAP. The project aims at improving the highway connectiv...
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...
Japan and Germany conducted their first ever “2 plus 2 dialogue” on 13th April 2021, albeit in virtual mode due to the raging pandemic. This comes after Germany announced that its frigate “Bayern” will set sail for the South China Sea in Au...
On Saturday, 27th March 2021 China and Iran signed a key agreement which is being reported as a ‘strategic cooperation pact’. As part of the deal, Beijing has agreed to invest over $400 billion in fields such as banking, telecommunications,...
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 ...
The Russian development in the aerospace industry has not only showcased their technology know how and prowess, but has also challenged the preconceived notions which the western countries have about the Russian technology and space manufac...
India has acquired a new persona during these tough times of coronavirus pandemic. Twelve months after the COVID- 19 global health crisis had stalled the global economy, increased the suffering of human lives, India brought about its answer...
India- Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave (IADMC) on 6th February 2020 marked an essential point of inflection in India- Africa relations. Historic relations between India- Africa were primarily involved in the paradigms of economic, sociol...
Officially formed in 2006, BRICS is the grouping of five emerging economies in the world comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (joined later in 2010). Initially it started as a pressure group which met on the side-lin...
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...
