The Quad 2.0 is being hailed by some, but many are also calling it an extension of the United States of America’s Hub-and-Spoke model. Critics have questioned the relevance of Quad 2.0 as there is no template or blueprint, and the inclusion...
In recent years, a new wave of flare up in Sino-Japanese geostrategic competition in the Pacific has galvanised the region by adding traditional and new players into the equation. The once neglected region in the post-Cold War world order, ...
Cam Ranh Bay means ‘Sweet Stream’ which has always been the strategic point of interest since the 19th century as the French, Russian, Japanese and American navies used the wide, deep and protected natural harbours but also used it as a ref...
The world at present is weathering the global pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID -19). China’s Wuhan emerged as the epicentre of it, and ever since then, it has rocked the world financially and medically. China’s secretiveness and lack of timely ...
During the COVID-19 times it has been increasingly debated that whether it will bring about a tectonic change in the global order or this biomedical (or pandemic) tragedy would impede the rise of China. If one evaluates the developments in ...
China imposed the universal fishing ban in the South China Sea starting from May to mid-August for all fishermen from the Spratly islands claimant countries. Imposing a ban on fishing during catch season impacts the livelihood of fishermen....
In the backdrop of the military scuffles that occurred in the past three weeks between India and China, palpable tensions have emerged in different sectors along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), specifically in the Ladakh theatre. The firs...
The once politically peaceful, geographically isolated and sea-locked Pacific region is becoming a pawn in the game of power politics among traditional and regional powers over the past years. The assertive and bold Chinese behaviour in the...
The world has been shaken by the global pandemic and has been battling through economic upheavals to medical shortages all across the world. These have led to a global collaboration through regional and global institutions and forums, to st...
Once one of the world’s few remaining free-flowing rivers, the Mekong makes its way through six different countries. Flowing from China to Vietnam, it is not only seen as a river but rather as the lifeline of mainland Southeast Asia. The ri...
On April 17th 2020, at the PLA website, China designated two of the occupied islands groups- Spratlys and Paracels as its two new districts under the Sansha city administration located in Hainan. The two groups of islands have been named as...
The world, since the end of December 2019, has been battling the global pandemic COVID-19 which has left the global financial situation in a flux. Most of the world economies have been in a state of stagnation and looking for ways of recove...
