The seeds of Vietnam's military modernisation programme were sown shortly after the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was established in 1976, when the country was attacked by its giant neighbour, the People's Republic of China. Following Hanoi...
Formed in 1971 after the withdrawal of British forces east of the Suez, the five Power defense Arrangements (FPDA), has a primary aim to protect former colonies Malaysia and Singapore in a region marred in conflict. The two South East Asian...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently held its 38th and 39th summit meetings from 26th October to 28th October 2021. Under the theme "We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper", Brunei Darussalam took over the ASEAN Chairmanship...
AUKUS is less surprising, but it does point to a historical pattern in Australia's troubled submarine history. Prior to the deal's implementation in 2021, Australia had agreed to purchase 12 conventional submarines from France, but this has...
After World War II, Germany had chosen soft power as the basis of its foreign policy strategy. Germany has been at the top of the soft power rankings for many years. Today, however, most of Germany's traditional sources of soft power are at...
Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Dueba has come to the power for the fifth time in past 26 years. He has a mammoth task ahead of him - he not only has to bring political stability in his country but also has to deal with...
Afghanistan has been a battleground for political powers for a long time and a lot has been spoken about it. But one of the reasons why Afghanistan was turned into a battleground is because of the resources which it has. With the US withdra...
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...
In the wake of Iraq’s fifth parliamentary elections which are scheduled for the coming week on October 10th, the political dynamics of the country have come a long way since the U.S. invasion of 2003. Since the toppling of Saddam Hussein an...
After successfully carrying out military campaigns in Turkey, the country’s Bayraktar TB2 drones have gained numerous export customers in 2021. Poland is the first NATO member to order Turkish drones, which can fire anti-tank missiles. Ukra...
Japan has approved the biggest trade deal in the world in June 2021. The agreement, which is called the RCEP, will take effect in January 2022.RCEP is a free trade agreement between the US, China, Japan, and South Korea. It will create a ma...
Islamic militants and terror outbreaks have increased in the past decade. For instance, terrorist outbreaks began in north-east Nigeria in 2009, three years later in northern Mali. In addition, central Niger and Burkina Faso have also witne...
