Look East Policy and its successor Act East Policy are quite important for India’s influence and diplomatic progress in Asia. These policies have enabled India to allocate its diplomatic responsibilities and abilities to balance out between...
India over the years has become involved with many countries in trilateral dialogues, but the trilateral involving Australia-India-Indonesia is the least talked about. With the world going through significant geopolitical changes, especiall...
The formation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) was a response to the geopolitical rise of China with its increased aggressiveness and the resulting threat perception to maritime security and the rules-based liberal world order....
Launched in 2015, the Sagarmala (Ocean Necklace)Project has been one of the most promising projects launched by Modi government. Seen as an aggressive strategy to finally use its long coastline, the Indian project in the maritime domain has...
Why do we need QUAD? This question thematizes the main concern of this article. The role of QUAD in the international community is necessary to be understood. The objectives should be aligned in comparison to the need and requirements of th...
Russia is experiencing melting ice caps in the Arctic region faster than the predicted rate and it will dramatically change its geography in the coming years. It has for centuries enjoyed protection due to its extremely cold weather in the ...
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...
For centuries, it was the ancient ‘Silk Road’ which linked the economy and culture of the east and west civilization via central Asia. A wide array of goods was passed, connecting China and Europe through the effective functioning of the Si...
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...
US – Indonesia relations underwent a major twist of change when United States under Obama administration recognized the critical importance of Asia Pacific region and Indonesia under President Joko Widodo strengthened its commitment to the ...
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...
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 ...
