The start of bilateral exchanges between Japan and ASEAN can be traced back to the establishment of the Japan-ASEAN Synthetic Rubber Forum in 1973, and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of these exchanges [1]. Since the 1973 dial...
Myanmar, once hailed for its tentative steps towards democracy, now stands at the precipice of a perilous struggle between the military junta and anti-regime forces. In recent times, the nation has witnessed a dramatic escalation of conflic...
The ASEAN-India Summit serves as a crucial forum where leaders come together to address regional and global issues, spanning economic and security matters, within a multilateral framework. Furthermore, India's participation in the East Asia...
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong upgraded the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership upon President Biden’s historic state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, reinvigorating t...
China has been building new facilities at Triton island and has been expanding the air strip for operating maritime surveillance aircrafts and other rotary wing assets.The island which is close to Vietnam is only 4000 feet by 2000 feet in a...
The large region including the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Oceans is referred to as the Indo-Pacific. It is a dynamic and important strategic region that has recently drawn more attention.The name "Indo-Pacific" emphasi...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry unveiled its paper on a "Global Security Initiative" on February 21, 2023, in a white paper outlining the country's suggested response to problems relating to conventional and non-conventional security difficult...
The recently concluded inaugural ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) in the South China Sea signifies the deepening military ties between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India. The exercise showcased the partici...
In 2012, Thailand proposed an initiative for sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-region. This initiative was welcomed by China. In 2014, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the 17th China-ASEAN Summit proposed the establishment of t...
The geopolitical centre of gravity is gradually shifting from the Atlantic towards the Pacific Ocean. The recent development that Australia will deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific region with the help of the United Kingdom and...
The outbreak of COVID-19 exposed the over-reliance of Japanese companies upon China's manufacturing capacities. In the midst of a trade war between the US and China, the latter country is facing a huge blowback from its Asian trading partne...
The recent visit to Southeast Asia in December by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, marks the first official visit to the region by a high-ranking diplomat since President Joe Biden took office early this year. His maiden tour bega...
