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India-Japan: Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

August 10, 2022 Mitrajit Bakshi Article

The Indo-Pacific, stretching from the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to the central Pacific Ocean, is home to a large diversity of marine resources and ecosystems and plays a significant role in regional and global trade networks. Two states which look to....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , India , QUAD , Bay of Bengal , Japan , shinzo abe , SAGAR , IPOI

AUKUS, India and the Strategic Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region

August 02, 2022 Varuna Shankar Article

Introduction The emergence of the Indo-Pacific as a new geostrategic space represents the new strategic reality of the 21st century. It is a new domain in India’s foreign policy engagement. India’s role is defined by its geography, in....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , China , QUAD , Defense , AUKUS , security pact , submarines , plurilateral agreement

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: Opportunities for India

July 25, 2022 Dr Rahul Nath Choudhury Article

During the QUAD summit held in Tokyo, in May 2022, US President Joe Biden along with leaders from 13 countries signed on an agreement referred as Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). The participants of the agreement share same values and interes....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , QUAD , Tokyo , RCEP , CPTPP , clean energy , Anti-Corruption , IPEF

Diplomatic Engagements by Stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific Region

June 14, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In past three months or so there has been a flurry of diplomatic activities in the Indo-Pacific region with top leaders visiting countries with a view to deepen the strategic relations and promote understanding on a host of bilateral and regional iss....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , Shangri-la dialogue , Joe Biden , Scott Morrison , summit diplomacy , international politics and diplomacy , Anthony Albanese , South Pacific islands , Koko Widodo

India-Japan Strategic Partnership: Growing Convergence

May 10, 2022 Dr Debasis Bhattacharya Commentary

The growing and robust consolidation of India-Japan strategic partnership is regarded as transformational in shaping the trajectory of geostrategic equilibrium in Indo-Pacific with global ramifications. Over the years the bilateral relations between ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , India , Indo-Pacific , strategic partnership , Japan , Economic , Cooperation , Geostrategic Equilibrium , Defence and Security , Geopolitical , Vision

2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape

January 11, 2022 Amruta Karambelkar Article

2021 was an eventful year in the Indo-Pacific region. Several developments have taken place, which are significant in their own right, but are rather indicative of what lies ahead in this region. This article examines the implications of the key secu....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Russia , ASEAN , QUAD , Australia , Southeast Asia , AUKUS

The Significance of the Australia -Japan Defence Agreement

January 08, 2022 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Australia and Japan signed a new defence agreement on 6 January 2022, which both PM Scott Morrison and PM Fumio Kishida hailed as a landmark. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is Japan’s second such Agreement with any country, after treaty ally....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , US , China , Australia , Japan , Self-Defense Forces , AUKUS , RAA

Visit of Chairman Vietnam’s National People’s Assembly and India-Vietnam Relations

December 21, 2021 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, visited India from 15 to 19 December to bolster India-Vietnam cooperation in a number of areas. He is one of the important leaders in the quartet of the top leadership and power st....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Commentary , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Act East , strategic partnership , Vietnam , National Assembly , Mr. Hue

Malabar Joint Naval Exercise – A Viable Deterrent of Quad in the Indo Pacific?

October 15, 2021 Shashank Sharma Article

Malabar 2021 The Phase-II of Indian Navy’s (IN) Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar2021 (25thedition) kicked off in the Bay of Bengal on 12 October 2021 with participation from the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Aus....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , QUAD , Indian Navy , Exercise Malabar , Japan Maritime Self Defence Force , JMSDF , Royal Australian Navy , RAN , United States Navy , USN

Using AUKUS to Brazen it Out

September 28, 2021 Sarosh Bana Article

The United States’ and the United Kingdom’s overtures to Australia to help it acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) infuse a perilous complexity into the strategic Indo-Pacific environment, rendering it more ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , China , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA , Biden , AUKUS , Boris Jhonson , SSBN