On September 10, Maldives and the United States of America signed the 'Framework for the U.S. Department of Defence-Maldives Ministry of Defence: Defence and Security Relationship" in Philadelphia, USA. Signed by Minister of Defence, Mariya...
Formed in 1971 after the withdrawal of British forces east of the Suez, the five Power defense Arrangements (FPDA), has a primary aim to protect former colonies Malaysia and Singapore in a region marred in conflict. The two South East Asian...
In the past decade, Bangladesh has emerged as an important player in China's political expansion strategy. Military cooperation between the two states in form of arms supply and construction of military infrastructure has increased in past ...
The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, signed on September 17, 2025, changes the geopolitical situation in South Asia and the Middle East. This agreement, which came just after Israel's airstrikes in Qatar...
In the last week of February 2020, Indonesia's government approved the defence agreements which were previously formed with United States of America. Many scholars across the world have hailed this development as a significant step in Indon...
Benjamin Netanyahu's principle "Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness", confronts the reality of Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif's declaration: "Israel is evil and a curse for humanity...I hope and pray...
The bilateral relationship between the two states of India and the United States has evolved considerably over the past few decades, transforming from the Cold War estrangement to an increasingly strategic partnership, shaped by historical ...
The global order has undergone significant transformation since the end of the Cold War. The ever-evolving dynamics in international relations and the emergence of new superpowers suggest the return of a more competitive and antagonistic ge...
Deepening defence cooperation between Japan and the Philippines through the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) and the Access and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) reflects an important shift in the Indo-Pacific security architecture. Against...
The 2023 NATO Summit held in Vilnius, Lithuania, addressed many pressing issues affecting the transatlantic and global communities, including ongoing conflicts like Ukraine, security assurances for Kyiv, and NATO membership aspirations. The...
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...
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...
