The next Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meeting which was supposed to be held on 27 January 2024 hosted by India has undergone a rescheduling. with no fixed dates decided yet. This means that US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime M...
The rivalry between Vietnam and its northern neighbor has been playing a significant role in shaping its foreign policy. Recent visits by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chih to China and the US have highlighted the growing trade ties b...
On June 19, Rajnath Singh, the Indian defence minister, met with General Phan Van Giang, the national defence minister of Vietnam in New Delhi to discuss about stregthening of India and Vietnam’s bilateral ties. General Phan Van Giang was o...
India's pursuit of self-reliance in fighter aircraft engines has been a key aspect of its defense strategy. This article examines India's fighter aircraft engine development program, with a specific focus on the General Electric (GE) 414 en...
Amidst the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, India's defence cooperation with the United States assumes heightened importance for both nations. The situation in Ukraine has prompted India to reflect on its dependency on Russia fo...
In a move that will bring NATO’s strategic relations to South Asia, the US House of Representative Committee on China recommended a bill that seeks India’s inclusion in the NATO Plus-Five grouping.
The two-day visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Australia ended on May 24th 2023. The 20,000-person diaspora gathering that PM Modi addressed in Sydney alongside Australian PM Anthony Albanese and other lawmakers was the highlig...
New Delhi held a rare strategic meeting (March 2) with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) focusing on regional security challenges in a step that might have global consequences. According to reports, the dialogue occurred in earl...
ASEAN leaders have in-principle agreed to admit Timor-Leste. But this admission is conditioned upon Timor-Leste successfully fulfilling a criteria-based roadmap. This objective roadmap has not yet been drafted, let alone put up for adoption...
Japan launched its most significant military buildup since World War II earlier this month, with a $320 billion plan to acquire missiles capable of countering its regional threats and prepare it for any kind of long-term battle. The regiona...
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe unveiled a strategic framework for a free and open Indo-Pacific in 2016 which since 2017 has been propagated as the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy. With Southeast Asia being at the heart...
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...
