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As new Chinese law raises tension, Japan looks forward to growing Anglo-Japanese strategic interests in Indo-Pacific
Feb 17, 2021

As new Chinese law raises tension, Japan looks forward to growing Anglo-Japanese strategic interests in Indo-Pacific

Tokyo believes that the growing British interest in the Indo-Pacific will be a valuable factor in the realisation of the FOIP vision.

India-China talks: Never ignore India's strategic interests
Dec 31, 2010

India-China talks: Never ignore India's strategic interests

India has seldom been demanding on strategic issues. At the strategic level, one requires a long memory and a longer foresight and vision. With China, we need to balance our strategic, security and economic relationships.

The Bitcoin business: Securing India’s strategic interests
Jul 04, 2022

The Bitcoin business: Securing India’s strategic interests

Bitcoin could replace gold and the US dollar as the global reserve commodity in the coming years, it would be prudent for India to adopt Bitcoin as pa

(Re)Claiming its influence: Russia’s role in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2023

(Re)Claiming its influence: Russia’s role in Afghanistan

The coming months will see Moscow balancing its security and strategic interests in the Afghan region, along with attempts to expand its economic infl

A year on, India mulls over its Myanmar policy
Feb 01, 2022

A year on, India mulls over its Myanmar policy

The Myanmar coup has left India in a tight spot as it continues to factor in its strategic interests in Myanmar

Army exercise showcases growing India-Singapore defence collaboration
Apr 18, 2019

Army exercise showcases growing India-Singapore defence collaboration

The broader convergence of strategic interests between India and Singapore is the driving factor for these engagements.

Biden-Harris will bring continuity for Delhi but some challenges too
Nov 09, 2020

Biden-Harris will bring continuity for Delhi but some challenges too

As far as India’s domestic affairs go, the Modi government will not get the free ride it has got so far even if the Biden administration will not allow its activist impulses to override US strategic interests.

Caught in US-Iran tangle
Jul 23, 2018

Caught in US-Iran tangle

Trump Tantrum: US sanctions on Iran threaten to hit India’s strategic interests in West Asia

China’s endgame in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Jan 19, 2023

China’s endgame in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

According to the Chinese internal discourse, a prolonged war between Russia and Ukraine seems to best serve China’s strategic interests

Colombo Security Conclave: A New Minilateral for the Indian Ocean?
Aug 19, 2021

Colombo Security Conclave: A New Minilateral for the Indian Ocean?

India’s sees subregional engagement, like the expanding Colombo Security Conclave, as critical for securing its strategic interests.

Does AUKUS Augment or Diminish the Quad?
Sep 23, 2021

Does AUKUS Augment or Diminish the Quad?

AUKUS fits into a growing network of minilaterials crisscrossing the Indo-Pacific and rooted in shared strategic interests.

Frenemy to Foe: Changing contours of US-China ties under Trump
Sep 15, 2020

Frenemy to Foe: Changing contours of US-China ties under Trump

With prospects of convergence of strategic interests prompted by geopolitical calculations being overshadowed by divergences in social, cultural and p

Global policeman: How should India read Trump’s declaration for the Indo-Pacific
Dec 31, 2018

Global policeman: How should India read Trump’s declaration for the Indo-Pacific

The Indian engagement with the US, whether in the form of America’s Indo-Pacific strategy or the four-nation Quad also implies that the regional nat

Height of folly
May 15, 2006

Height of folly

The story doing the rounds in Delhi is that in another exhibition of generosity, India is about to withdraw from the Saltoro Ridge (commonly referred to as the Siachen Glacier) in the interest of peace, but without securing the country¿s strategic interests.

How US-Russia ties affect India
May 27, 2019

How US-Russia ties affect India

The stagnation in US-Russia relations does not augur well for New Delhi's strategic interests. It's a throwback to the Cold War, when India had to choose between the two countries

India's evolving maritime strategy
Dec 14, 2015

India's evolving maritime strategy

The security architecture in maritime Asia along with the rise of China is compelling India to define its strategic interests and review its maritime policy. And it is only a matter of time before New Delhi acknowledged the changing dynamics within its area of maritime interests.

India's stakes in Maldives' power struggle
Mar 24, 2015

India's stakes in Maldives' power struggle

With Narendra Modi pursuing a very active Indian Ocean region diplomacy, Maldives cannot be kept away from his outreach programme. Maldives is key to our strategic interests in the Indian Ocean and any instability or discord in its internal affairs would have a bearing on our security.

India, Japan, US trilateral meeting later this year, says Japanese Ambassador
Jun 29, 2011

India, Japan, US trilateral meeting later this year, says Japanese Ambassador

India, Japan and the United States are planning to conduct their first trilateral meeting in New Delhi later this year to discuss issues of strategic interests, according to Japan's Ambassador to India, Mr. Akitaka Saiki.

India-US: A high maintenance relationship
Jun 30, 2018

India-US: A high maintenance relationship

The US relationship has traditionally been much more troubled in India because of several additional factors. The US and India were on opposite sides

India’s defence outreach towards a fast-changing West Asia
May 02, 2023

India’s defence outreach towards a fast-changing West Asia

To protect its strategic interests in the Gulf region, India is expanding its defence outreach

India’s Lines of Credit, Development Cooperation, and G20 Presidency: A Primer
Aug 17, 2023

India’s Lines of Credit, Development Cooperation, and G20 Presidency: A Primer

Lines of Credit (LOCs) are a widely used instrument in development cooperation, including for India. The projects funded by India’s LOCs attempt to achieve a trinity of objectives: economic benefits; effective project management and completion; and nurturing and enhancing diplomatic relationship and strategic interests with the partner countries. This brief explains how India’s LOCs function, and contextualises the performance of the

India’s Maldives headache
Feb 26, 2018

India’s Maldives headache

Given the Maldives’ geostrategic location in the Indian Ocean, it is understandable that China has long-term strategic interests in it. The island nation sits atop of critical sea lanes of communication (SLOCs). Gaining a larger footprint in the Indian Ocean is now part of China’s stated strategy.

Indo-Japanese Relations: Hype & Reality
Jun 13, 2005

Indo-Japanese Relations: Hype & Reality

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan visited New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders in the last week of April,2005. In interviews given before the visit, he did not characterise the emerging relationship between India and Japan as a strategic partnership. However, he spoke of a convergence of strategic interests.

Japan’s Stakes in the Afghanistan Crisis
Feb 08, 2022

Japan’s Stakes in the Afghanistan Crisis

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, just after the withdrawal of US-led troops, will have ramifications in Japan’s activities in the region. Since 2001, Japan has provided 759 billion yen (USD6.9 billion) to reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. This, despite the fact that Japan does not share geographical proximity with Afghanistan and therefore has no direct strategic interests in the country. To be sure, Japan’s partners s

Launching New Delhi-Jakarta bilateral ties anew
Dec 16, 2016

Launching New Delhi-Jakarta bilateral ties anew

New Delhi and Jakarta are now joining hands with a strategic vision to back their bilateral ties after largely ignoring each other even as their strategic interests have been converging rapidly

Look East Policy compulsions
Feb 07, 2013

Look East Policy compulsions

India as an external power is keen to play the role of a credible stabilising factor in the South China Sea region and cannot afford to be ambivalent. The advantages of taking a stand are many. Such a venture in the South China Sea will give India strategic leverage. Hence joining the fray is not an option but an imperative to safeguard our strategic interests and aspirations.

Modi is rewriting India's ties with ASEAN
Jan 29, 2018

Modi is rewriting India's ties with ASEAN

Given its proximity to India and its importance in global value chains, ASEAN is in a vital zone of India’s strategic interests.

Navigating uncertainty: India's strategic dilemma in Myanmar
Mar 16, 2024

Navigating uncertainty: India's strategic dilemma in Myanmar

The Arakan Army's hold on vital areas along the Kaladan project route requires India to balance the Junta and other factions to safeguard its strategi

Old-fashioned trust and credibility bind India-UAE ties
Feb 14, 2024

Old-fashioned trust and credibility bind India-UAE ties

A convergence of strategic interests and regular interactions have resulted in one of India’s most dynamic and consequential bilateral relationships

ORF roundtable on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018
Oct 12, 2018

ORF roundtable on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018

Will data localisation — or a diluted mirroring requirement — serve India’s strategic interests as outlined in the Srikrishna Committee’s report? Moving forward, how can India build data ecosystems that not only feed back into domestic innovation but also protect user privacy at scale keeping in mind the interests of the private sector?

Partners in unfamiliarity: India-Gulf intelligence relations in a changing West Asia
Mar 14, 2024

Partners in unfamiliarity: India-Gulf intelligence relations in a changing West Asia

A fluid global security landscape does not alter the fundamentals of intelligence cooperation between India and its Gulf partners, but widens the rang

Sovereignty in a ‘Datafied’ World
Oct 18, 2021

Sovereignty in a ‘Datafied’ World

Global data governance is at a crossroads—intensely contested by nations and industry players seeking to shape rules of the road to benefit their strategic interests. India has placed itself at the heart of the battle, its foreign policy vision fuelled by the principle of ‘data sovereignty’—a broad notion that supports the assertion of sovereign writ over data generated by citizens within a country’s physical boundaries. While this visi

Sovereignty in a ‘datafied’ world: A framework for Indian diplomacy
May 02, 2021

Sovereignty in a ‘datafied’ world: A framework for Indian diplomacy

New Delhi must avoid getting caught up in tired existing machinations and instead forge a new path for itself that prioritises Indian strategic intere

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Indian Territory, Regional Potential
Sep 27, 2021

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Indian Territory, Regional Potential

Often referred to as among the most strategically located island chains in the world, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are critical for India’s strategic interests. The islands comprise the sole archipelago in the Bay and they straddle important sea channels. As the long-standing protectionist regime in the islands morphs into a more flexible form of governance that will balance development with conservation, the stage appears set for India to c

The BRI and Myanmar’s China debate
Jul 11, 2018

The BRI and Myanmar’s China debate

China’s long-term strategic interests of seeing Myanmar as a “land bridge” to reach the Indian Ocean will continue to drive Beijing’s strategy

The military–security dimension of the 2020 Abraham Accords: An Israeli perspective
Jul 28, 2022

The military–security dimension of the 2020 Abraham Accords: An Israeli perspective

With strong convergences of strategic interests, military-security cooperation looks promising between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.

The UN Charter can reconcile idealism and realism
Jul 07, 2022

The UN Charter can reconcile idealism and realism

The UN member states need to go beyond their narrow national outlook and allow globally agreed principles and values to go hand in hand with their nat

US-Pakistan Military Operations in Pak-Afghan Border (Vol. I Issue)
Apr 07, 2023

US-Pakistan Military Operations in Pak-Afghan Border (Vol. I Issue)

The US-Pakistan deal is as simple as it can get: Pakistan will cooperate with the US to hunt Al Qaeda and in return the US will not annihilate the Taliban which serves Pakistani strategic interests in the region.

Vietnam and America, 40 years on
Jul 13, 2015

Vietnam and America, 40 years on

Possible maritime cooperation with Vietnam and the US - a collaboration unimaginable until very recent times - will strengthen India's current approach to multilateral engagement to secure its strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.

What’s Next for the India-France-UAE Trilateral?
Oct 03, 2022

What’s Next for the India-France-UAE Trilateral?

India, France and the UAE, which share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, met for a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week.

Why New Delhi featured in Pompeo’s salvo against Iran
Jul 02, 2020

Why New Delhi featured in Pompeo’s salvo against Iran

India, which maintains good relations with Iran and has strategic interests in that country, has walked the trapeze wire regarding the issue of its nu

ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या संरक्षण क्षेत्रात मुळापासून बदलाचे संकेत
May 05, 2023

ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या संरक्षण क्षेत्रात मुळापासून बदलाचे संकेत

ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या ‘संरक्षणविषयक धोरणात्मक आढावा २०२३’ अहवालात मूलभूत बदल करण्याचे आवाहन करण्यात आले आहे. हे बदल ऑस्ट्रेलियासाठी आवश्यक आहेतच, शिवाय भारत-प्रशांत क्षेत्�

जगाची वाटचाल अराजकतेकडून स्थिरतेकडे
Aug 03, 2021

जगाची वाटचाल अराजकतेकडून स्थिरतेकडे

जी राष्ट्रे स्थिरता आणि शांततेत गुंतवणूक करू पाहत आहेत, तीच जागतिकीकरणाचे भविष्य आणि नवी जागतिक व्यवस्था निश्चित करू शकतील.

नेपाळबाबत भारताची आर्थिक मुत्सद्देगिरी
May 01, 2023

नेपाळबाबत भारताची आर्थिक मुत्सद्देगिरी

जलविद्युत आणि ऊर्जा क्षेत्रातील सहकार्य विस्तारत असताना नेपाळबाबत भारताची आर्थिक मुत्सद्देगिरी या दोघांसाठीही विजयाची स्थिती आहे.

बदलत्या पश्चिम आशियामध्ये भारत आणि आखाती देशांमधील गुप्तचर संबंध
Apr 02, 2024

बदलत्या पश्चिम आशियामध्ये भारत आणि आखाती देशांमधील गुप्तचर संबंध

अस्थिर जागतिक सुरक्षेमुळे भारत व त्याचे आखाती भागीदार य�

भारत-मालदीव संबंधांमध्ये सातत्य राखणे आवश्यक
Aug 08, 2023

भारत-मालदीव संबंधांमध्ये सातत्य राखणे आवश्यक

मालदीव मध्ये आपला ठसा उमटवण्यासाठी विकासावर लक्ष केंद्रित करणारे पर्याय भारताने ऑफर केले पाहिजेत. आपला ठसा कायम ठेवण्यासाठी सध्याचे प्रकल्प लवकर पूर्ण करण्याची खात्री

‘इंडो-पॅसिफिक’मध्ये भारताची भूमिका
Jul 27, 2021

‘इंडो-पॅसिफिक’मध्ये भारताची भूमिका

भारत ही आर्थिक किंवा मलाक्का समुद्रधुनीसारखी लष्करी सत्ता नाही, हे खरे; परंतु समुद्रधुनीच्या पश्चिमेकडे असलेल्या भारताच्या भौगोलिक स्थानामुळे प्रशांत महासागर आणि हिं�