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Pakistan Withdrawal from Combined Task Force 151: Does it Presage a Lethal Military Bloc – An Alliance of Four (Ao4)?
Commodore Somen Banerjee

Pakistan Navy’s Pull-out
It was reported by Al Jazeera that the Pakistan Navy had pulled out of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 on October 08, 2018. However, there has been no official confirmation by the Pakistan Navy. CTF 151 was establ

October 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, Combined Task Force, Arabian Sea Lanes, Pakistan Navy
Korean Peninsula – Two Steps Forwards, One and a Half Steps Back
Amb Vishnu Prakash

A productive inter-Korean summit was held in Pyongyang on 18 to 20 September - the third since April 2018. The historic first North Korea-USA summit took place in Singapore on 12 June. Preparations for the second are afoot. President Xi Jinping a

September 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, North Korea denuclearisation, Korean peace
BIMSTEC – The Rubik’s Cube
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

On August 30-31, the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held its 4th Summit at Kathmandu within a span of over two decades. Many observers had begun to cast a shadow of doubt on its r

September 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, BIMSTEC, 4th Kathmandu Summit, Asian regional cooperation
Emerging Strategic Dynamics in Indo-Pacific and India-Vietnam Cooperation
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

International order is undergoing profound and rapid changes, which compel all powers to continually adapt their foreign and security policies, in order to protect their national interests to the extent possible. The term Indo-Pacific though over a d

September 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Indo-Pacific concept, India-Vietnam Cooperation
Prospects for India–China Maritime Cooperation
Commodore Somen Banerjee

Introduction
The keynote address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered at the Shangri-La Dialogue on June 01, 2018, succinctly spelt out India’s Indo-Pacific strategy between the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault l

September 05, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, India, China, Pollution of the seas, Maritime cooperation, Pollution
दक्षिण चीन सागर के लिए आचार संहिता पर चीन-आसियान वार्ता
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

मीडिया में ऐसी खबरें आई हैं कि चीन और दस आसियान देश दक्षिण चीन सागर में आचार संहिता के लिए बातची�

August 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Commentary, आसियान शिखर बैठक, दक्षिण चीन सागर आचार संहिता
Armed Forces of Vietnam
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction
The Armed Forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is known as the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The PAVN was formed by Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap on 22 December 1944. The Service Branches comprise of the

August 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, : Vietnam armed forces, Vietnam’s Strategy Document
कोरियाई उपमहाद्वीप में नए अंत का आरंभ
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

उत्तर कोरिया में प्योंगचांग शीतकालीन ओलिंपिक खेलों से पहले लगभग साढ़े तीन महीने की उच्चस्तरीय �

August 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Commentary, अमेरिका-उत्तर कोरिया संबंध, उत्तर कोरिया परमाणु निरस्त्रीकरण
Marine Debris Worry Indian and Indonesian Leaders
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

The ‘Shared Vision of India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’1 announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia lists several issues for practical cooperation. Broadly, the leaders iden

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Featured, Commentary, Bay of Bengal plastic debris, India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation
Two Years of PCA Judgement on South China Sea: An Analytical Perspective
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

On January 22, 2013 the Philippines had instituted an arbitral proceeding against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under Annex VII of the United Nations Conventions on the Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS) as case number 2013-19. After over

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, South China Sea, The Philippines-China dispute
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