The suspicions of Hambantota port as a site of a potential threat from China were tested when a Chinese survey vessel was supposed to dock at the port. Yuan Wang 5, a research vessel with missile and satellite tracking capabilities, was due...
After a military takeover, Myanmar is on the verge of collapse. Following the military coup, there has been bloodshed and instability, and the nation is also severely suffering from COVID-19 and the ensuing economic catastrophe. Former Stat...
The United States and a large portion of the rest of the world have regarded Asia too crudely for centuries—as a theatre of strategic rivalry. Allies and partners of the United States from all over the world have an interest in how the Indo...
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 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper presented Australia with bilateral security cooperation, free trade, and transnational ties. It made clear that globalization has created a world with more interdependence. However, these connections were...
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.
On May 23, after the United States, President Joe Biden declared in Japan that if China attempted to conquer the island country of Taiwan by force, then America would militarily intervene. Beijing quickly replied by saying that, Washington ...
The Prime Ministers of India, Japan, and Australia, as well as the US President, launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) on May 24, a day before the Quad leaders' second in-person Summit in Tokyo, with Indonesia, South Korea, Ma...
In May 2022, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi culminated his fifth visit to one of the closest neighboring countries, Nepal, since he took office in 2014. His visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, marked the celebration of...
The Indo-Pacific is gaining prominence due to shared interests and convergences among multiple significant countries, each with its own influences and objectives. The increasing mobility across the seas has contributed to the development of...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis is a long-running catastrophe in the island nation that began in 2019 and has become the country's worst economic predicament since its independence in 1948. It has resulted in record levels of inflation, near...
At the 2021 year-end Plenary Meeting, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his desire to improve people's lives by focusing over nukes. The speech came against the backdrop of severe economic crises and food shortages faced by Nort...
