The United States and the Philippines have enjoyed 75 years of diplomatic relations since President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Philippines an independent republic in 1975..
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...
Indo-Pacific region has many multilateral economic organisations which are seen as organisations which can provide a hope for regional economic integration. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is different as it is in evolutionary phase. This a...
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 Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s leading security summit, takes place in Singapore since its inception in 2002. It has been organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), think tank based in London. The name of the fo...
Vanuatu is a nation situated in the southwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, comprising a group of 13 primary islands and numerous smaller ones. It is approximately 500 miles (800 km) to the west of Fiji and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) east of ...
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...
India’s approach towards the island nations of the Pacific Ocean is gradually changing. This is mainly attributed to the shift of the geopolitical and geo-economic centre to the Indo-Pacific region. The strategic importance of the region ha...
On April 24-29 this year, President Yoon Suk-Yeol of South Korea visited the United States of America to meet his counterpart, President Joe Biden. Numerous arguments appeared to reveal President Yoon’s purpose, ranging from securing Korea’...
A $2 billion worth deal between Vietnam and Russia in December 2009 led to six kilo-class submarines being inducted in the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN). Additionally, the deal includes training programs from the Vietnamese naval crew in Russ...
On 15 April 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Vietnamese PM Phan Minh Chinh and other high-ranking government officials in Vietnam thanking him for the decade-long success of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership. H...
The 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit and International Conference was held from April 2 to 5 in Vientiane, Laos. It was hailed to be an upgradation towards the goal of water security and cooperation in Mekong.This conference was the...
