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Despite Southeast Asia's highly fragmented geopolitical landscape, the Philippines' participation showed how ASEAN Summits are not talk shops but crit
China’s risk-taking in submarine development, evident in the Wuhan accident, highlights its commitment to building a formidable naval force—someth
Xi Jinping in his latest bid to tighten his control has brazenly promoted his supporters and resized the Communist Youth League during the 20th Party
The Indo-Pacific concept might have little currency in Beijing, but the Chinese Navy is at a point where not just the Western Pacific, but even the In
The Chinese buildup continues — if the US has its B-21, the Chinese are planning to field their H-20.
China is building nuclear submarines at an estimated rate of 4.5 to six per year. These are in addition to the two or three conventional submarines it has been commissioning each year. Submarines in general and nuclear boats in particular, apart from being expensive to construct and maintain, require highly trained crews to operate. It is therefore imperative for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy to invest in such capabilities to be able
Beyond symbolism, the substance behind the latest iteration of exercises between the two countries also deserves emphasis.
The PLA Navy acknowledges the importance of maintaining air superiority in future naval conflicts, for which large aircraft carrier are important.
The expansion of PLA Navy submarine activity in South Asia is quite in keeping with a powerful navy’s need to familiarise itself with alien operating conditions.
The Indian Ocean is important to China because Chinese trade and energy resources transit this route.
Beginning in 2017, the first Trump Administration steered United States (US)-China relations from engagement to competition. Thereafter, Biden largely built on this policy, while giving indications of moving towards a phase of “competitive co-existence”. Under Biden, the US sought to reassure China that it was adopting a strategy of “de-risking” and not “de-coupling,” and its goal was to adopt a technology export regime that would als
India faces a medium-term challenge from the Chinese PLA Navy, which has been active in terms of sending vessels on regular patrols in the Indian Ocean.
The latest Quad meeting underscored continued growth, but when will the four countries seriously confront the matter of direct security cooperation?
चीनच्या सागरी महत्त्वाकांक्षेला तोंड देण्यासाठी भारतीय नौदलाने भविष्यात शक्तिशाली, शस्त्रसज्ज अशा नौकाबांधणीकडे लक्ष केंद्रित केले पाहिजे.
