Shinzo Abe, the recently assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister, is remembered for his astute leadership and had many impeccable achievements to his legacy. One among those was to kickstart the Japanese military modernization and upgra...
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan, on August 2, 2022, drew criticism from many parties, especially China. China considers this a war drum; China responds and in the form of military exercises around the jurisdi...
One of the world’s most geographically separated nations, the Maldives, is becoming more important and playing an essential role in the current geopolitical developments. The Indian Ocean’s centrally placed island republic, which is made up...
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...
Maritime Doman Awareness (MDA) is a tool for ensuring maritime security by developing a full picture of all activities and a practical understanding of the oceanic environment to safeguard the security and sovereignty of nations.
During a three-day visit to Vietnam, India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and his counterpart in the Vietnamese government General Phan Van Giang signed the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030. This...
Dead perturbs people, it brings out the pain and the feeling of loss. Globally, there are rare occasions when people love and follow a leader so dearly. On 8th July 2022, the world experienced immense pain and loss as Former Prime Minister ...
The Belt and Road initiative, formerly known as “One Belt, One Road”, is also known as the New Silk Road project. it has over 100 participant nations and is a development plan that intends to connect China to Europe.
North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, this unidentified projectile, thought to be a short-range ballistic missile, flew from Jagang Province in North Korea's no...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy carried out a seven-day long anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Philippine Sea this month. Such military exercises are a successful measure to learn about the development in ...
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 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...
