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The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time

In the 2021 edition of the Exercise Malabar, the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia came together during 26-29 August for the sea phase. This year makes the second year when Ex. Malabar was conducted in its expanded form. Nowhere is it being o....

September 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Malabar , Indian Navy

Australia-China Relations Nosedive over Trade Frictions

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

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The recent development of the Quad assuming a robust security character and further honed by Australia joining the Malabar naval exercise have received plenty of media attention in India and elsewhere. A host of analysts have....

November 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , ASEAN , QUAD , Malabar , Coronavirus , Coal , iron , beef , barley , Scott Morrison , Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission , trade spat , International Import Expo , Cheng Jingye , Alex Joske , ANZ , H.W. Arndt , inquiry , Marise Payne.

A Case for Deepening India-Taiwan Ties

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The changing geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific region in recent times has demanded reorientation of foreign policy priorities by many countries in the region. The single factor driving this new thrust is China’s ....

October 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Malabar , 2+2 Dialogue , Tsai Ing-wen , BECA , Coronavirus , Huawei , One China policy , ITA , TECC , milk-tea alliance , National Day , red-line.

Quad acquires Stronger Teeth as Australia joins Malabar Naval Exercises

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The decision of India to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercises after a gap of 13 years is a substantial strategic move whose significance in the region’s strategic landscape shall hereafter acquire greater heft. This also mean....

October 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Maritime Security , Malabar , COMCASA , LEMOA , BECA , MDA , PASSEX , JIMEX

Malabar 2016 - Ruffling Feathers in South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet is ‘Acting East’ with four of its ships en route to the seas east of the Malacca Straits, an area of maritime interest to the Indian Navy. In a press release, the MoD has stated that the four ships, the I....

May 26, 2016 Defence , China , South China Sea , Vietnam , Malabar , Malacca Straits

Malabar-2015: Towards collective security in the Indo-Pacific

Dr Ramanand Garge

The strategically significant Joint India-US Naval exercise MALABAR-2015, hosted by India between October 14 and 21, 2015, conducted in the Bay of Bengal, in many ways, illustrates the growing multi-faceted military cooperation between India a....

December 04, 2015 Defence , Indo-Pacific , Malabar , India-US Naval Exercise

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