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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
The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time
Amruta Karambelkar Article

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
Explained: What did Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam Reveal?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Even as the US President Joe Biden is facing another big challenge in Afghanistan following his decision to withdraw troops and takeover by the Taliban, Biden’s foreign policy challenge in the Indo-Pacific front has no less diminished. China remain....

September 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Maritime Security , Permanent Court of Arbitration , Kamala Harris , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Minh Chinh , Halimah Yacob , Lee Hsien Loong
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

July 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , COVID-19 , Taiwan Strait , Abe Shinzo , One-China policy , Senkaku , Suga Yoshihide , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , Self Defense Forces , Baushuan Ger
Taiwan Needs World’s Support to Defend its Sovereignty
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Like the South China Sea, the Taiwan Straits is another flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific region. Both have the China factor where it is flexing its military muscle. While in the South China Sea, it is in conflict with some other Asian countries which m....

July 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , BRI , Joe Biden , Mao Zedong , Taiwan Straits , THAAD , Peter Dutton , flashpoint , ‘One-China Policy’ , Chang Kai-shek , TAEPIE Act , A2/AD capabilities , Pacific Command , Aegis Ashore.
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