The Mozambique Channel is about 100 nautical miles long and 250 nautical miles wide. To its east, lies the world’s fourth largest island Madagascar, and Mozambique to the west. Before the opening-up of Suez Canal on 17 November 1869, the Mo...
India-Russia ties have shown not so significant progress since the defining moment of end of the cold war. Their relationship has been the one called as “special and privileged strategic partnership” which focusses greatly on defense cooper...
After the return of power rivalry, China seems to outcompete other competitors in modernizing its military, especially its naval forces. Now, it is no longer debatable that China has gained much naval potential that dissuades the United Sta...
Maritime security and sovereign control depend on 2 major metrics. Firstly, the naval fleets of the nations concerned allow them to demarcate their military strength and presence in the maritime area. Naval fleets allow them a certain recog...
South China Sea occupies a strategic foothold in the global maritime order for several reasons such as being the flagbearer of naval modernity, sea trade and resource extraction. The region witnesses a dynamic interplay of maritime national...
India’s defence cooperation with France is nothing novel, as it can be traced back to the cold war era when defence ties were domineered by armament sale. During that time, even though India heavily relied on the Soviet Union for its defenc...
The adoption of a new cabinet always proves to be challenging task for any nation- state. The transition proves to be crucial, because whenever a new cabinet is met and established, it brings new ideological and developmental changes. Not o...
India and Australia underwent a frosty relationship over the years, but their diplomatic exchange today witnesses fresh changes with China in the background, as a result of which, we see a shared vision for maritime cooperation, trade impro...
US President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by 11th September this year. The date would mark 20 years since 9/11, which was the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. The Islamic Emir...
Turkey’s dissonance with NATO alliance is not novel and it has had differences at copious times in history. The first uneasy period was when Turkey fought with Greece over Cyprus. Secondly, the approach towards intervention in Bosnia-Herzeg...
On 6 May 2021, Maldivian ex-President and the current Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Nasheed was gravely injured in a bomb attack. Post an intense lifesaving surgery, Nasheed seems to be stable, but the same cannot be said for the Maldivian n...
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...
