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The optics around the 2+2 Dialogue in Delhi are defining — the defence ties between the two countries have come of age
The Rorschach test asks viewers to describe their interpretations of a series of inkblots.
While the strategic partnership between the United States and India remains robust, some analysts see the relationship as becoming significantly strai
In light of the growing focus on the Pacific region, South Korea, alongside other nations, has ramped up bilateral ties with PICs by boosting developm
How did Ukraine’s presence influence the Vilnius summit? Why did Turkey lift its opposition against Sweden?
Middle powers with multiple partnerships like India can play a big role in the emerging global order
France hopes to broaden its area of influence in the Indo-Pacific by establishing close cooperation with the Pacific Island States
Now, the European Union has released its own Indo-Pacific strategy too
Australia is back for the second year in a row, underscoring the Quad’s deepening commitment to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
As new geopolitical and geo-economic realities emerge in the Indo-Pacific, India is now a critical node in the emerging network of variable geometries in the region. There are important opportunities in the evolving dynamic for New Delhi, as new alliances are crafted and new goals enunciated.
The Pacific theatre is now an obvious area of interest to boost non-traditional activities by the Quad countries
With India hosting the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, it will be Delhi’s opportunity to draw the grouping’s focus towards the Indian Ocean
Blinken’s record as a clear-eyed internationalist could inform a pragmatic US policy towards India.
There is a growing clamor about India's decision to opt-out of the RCEP. While many experts say Indian SMEs stand to gain a lot if India signs the deal, others say it is likely to hurt Indian manufacturing.
The EAMF is fighting for space in an already crowded and complicated geopolitical context and geography
Geopolitics has split the world again and bloc-wise trade arrangements will have winners and losers
The strengthening of the Bali Process along with concrete actions will enable Indonesia to deal with the growing Rohingya issue
There is no dearth of evidence that shows how cross-border connectivity brings manifold benefits to the countries involved. In the Bay of Bengal and Indo-Pacific, greater engagement amongst the countries in these geostrategically and economically significant regions has become more crucial in the recent years. This report analyses the potential for greater connectivity in the Bay region within a collaborative framework involving India, its easter
It will be hard for the US to ignore New Delhi’s distinct position while making a determination under CAATSA.
Pakistan and China’s nuclear capabilities along with the added challenges and risks of a complex and uncertain environment in the Indo-Pacific are v
From Kremlin’s perspective, as Europe is getting increasingly militarised, keeping Ukraine “neutral” is of strategic importance.
The SIDs need to ensure that they are not viewed as pawns in the geopolitical competition but as important stakeholders in the region.
The victory of the Opposition party in the recent South Korean elections will force the President to focus more on the domestic agenda than on foreign
Is there an external hand in Sri Lanka’s internal crisis?
India has wider stakes in South China Sea as nearly 55% of India’s trade with the Indo-Pacific region passes through these waters.
Global geopolitics is in a state of intense flux. China’s rise has led to greater competition in the international system, with the United States and the post-War global order coming under increasing challenge. China’s high economic growth rate in the past several decades has meant bigger military budgets. In turn, its military rise threatens security in the Indo-Pacific region where China seeks to dominate, from the Himalayas to South China
Afghanistan has eroded US power and credibility. A transactional America will now encounter transactional friends
Far from being a failure, the Alaska meeting seems to have begun the process of resetting US-China relations in a positive direction once again.
America’s leader has signalled the continuity of its China policy but Indo-Pacific countries aren’t yet sure of it
Before the rise of Xi Jinping—before the Beijing Olympics and the South China Sea tensions and the China-India border crisis—the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had already sensed that a rising China would pose daunting challenges to its neighbours and the regional order. This brief argues that without Abe, there would likely have been no ‘Quad’ grouping joining Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. His re
India need not bite the bait, it can use the space created for pushing its own agenda with China which includes resolving our border dispute, getting the Pakistani monkey off our backs and getting better terms of trade from the Chinese. China is unlikely to yield anything easily, but if the emerging Indo-Pacific geopolitics provides an opportunity, New Delhi would be foolish to look the other way.
Recent focus on convergence-based institutionalisation of bilateral ties has consolidated India-US defence ties, without the overbearing pressures of
Beijing’s aggression has made India’s diffidence about alignment obsolete
This paper examines the environmental and policy-level challenges to the actualisation of US-India counterterrorism cooperation. Indeed, despite their seeming convergence on the imperative of effective counterterrorism, there has been limited cooperation between the two countries. While the US’ sense of “American exceptionalism” and its hegemon status purports a utilitarian notion of the adversary, India’s regional power status makes its
Triangular partnerships can provide solutions to the most pressing challenges of today and play an important role in achieving the SDGs
Is the United States using FONOPs to undermine the International Law of the Sea and are other powers such as China following suit?
