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Japan and Australia ink Defence Pact with Eye on China

Though the QUAD and AUKUS had received wide media attention in India, with each analysis applauding the merit of these initiatives, another significant development that took place in the past week has somewhat received less attention. The import of t....

January 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Uyghur , UNCLOS , SDF , Scott Morrison , Senkaku , Fumio Kishida , AUKUS , defence pact

Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and security cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. Chinh ....

December 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Cyber-security , Coronavirus , Supply chains , Senkaku Islands , East China Sea , Pham Minh Chinh , Fumio Kishida , ODA

China: Daily Scan, November 16, 2021

Xi calls for sound, steady China-U.S. relationship: Xinhuanet

November 16, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for developing a sound and steady China-U.S. relationship during a virtual meeting with U.S. Presiden....

November 16, 2021 South China Sea , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , China Daily Digest , COP26 summit , Peng Shuai , Li Qixian , silicon , Dubai Airshow , Marxism

Evolving India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Maritime security has been one of the important elements in the relationship between India and ASEAN countries. Right from the start of the Look East policy India has been concerned with regard to developing maritime security architecture with the So....

November 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , ASEAN , South China Sea , Maritime Security , COC , IONS , RECAAP

China: Profound, Palpable and Persistent Winds of Change-Implications for India

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Is China on throes of Cultural Revolution 2.0? What will be political effects of an economic slowdown in China, and near-term pain propelled by strong headwinds? Does this shifting dynamic and internal discourse in China matter to India? With the Tal....

October 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Pakistan , China , South China Sea , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Bhutan , CCP , PLA , Ladakh , WTC

China: Daily Scan, October 12, 2021

Xinjiang government refutes Western lies about human rights: Xinhuanet October 12, 2021

The government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday refuted the lies fabricated by the United States and some other Western countries about hum....

October 12, 2021 China , South China Sea , Taiwan , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Meituan , Wang Xing , Lithium , Fintech

China’s Military Planes Pass through the ADIZ of Taiwan and its Implications

Dr Ming-Shih Shen Commentary

Since last year China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has been sending aircrafts to pass through the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) of Taiwan. As of early October of this year, there have been more than 600 sorties of intrusi....

October 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , South China Sea , ADIZ , middle line , PLAF , Strait

Using AUKUS to Brazen it Out

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 ....

September 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA , Biden , AUKUS , Boris Jhonson , SSBN

At the Cross-Roads: A ‘Fleet- in- Being’ for QUAD 3.0?

Vice Admiral Anil Chopra Article

The QUAD Leaders’ Summit on 24th September in Washington DC is akin to a cross-road, a juncture, at which the collective political leadership of four nations will have to choose between different paths as they move forward in defining the objective....

September 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , AUKUS , Fleet-in-Being , Quad 3.0

Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy