The world today is all about a ‘network of networks’ whether through land, sea or air and most countries are looking for better ways of communication and interconnectedness. The Indo-Pacific is one such way of interconnectedness and here, t...
In the contested waters of the South China Sea, Vietnam has emerged as a uniquely positioned actor navigating one of the most challenging maritime dilemmas of the 21st century. As a middle power sharing a land border with an assertive China...
Gone are those days when the major nations were forming friends or foes and fighting some of the most horrendous wars the world has seen. In this new era, states engage in fierce clash for resources, trade agreements, technological innovati...
This article explores the multifaceted landscape of maritime security in one of the world's most vital maritime domains. Beginning with an elucidation of the Indo-Pacific's geopolitical significance and the foundational role of maritime sec...
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 start of bilateral exchanges between Japan and ASEAN can be traced back to the establishment of the Japan-ASEAN Synthetic Rubber Forum in 1973, and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of these exchanges [1]. Since the 1973 dial...
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...
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...
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...
The Indo-pacific region accounts for half of the world's population and grown as important in recent decades. The region is getting substantial attention from the United States in recent decades and actively taking part with number of count...
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 First Mekong-Japan SDGs Forum meeting was held on 20 December 2021 and this was attended by countries like Japan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
