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Malabar 2023: Reinforcing Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific

The 27th edition of the Malabar series of maritime exercises, which started in 1992 as a bilateral exercises between the Indian Navy and the US Navy evolved over the years into a symbol of cooperative maritime security between the four Quad countries....

NATO’s Outreach into the Indo-Pacific – Part II

When the Quad idea was floated for the first time by the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his address to the Indian Parliament in August 2007, popular for its title “Confluence of the two Seas” there was no unanimity among the propose....

AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Pact: Implications

Two strategic groupings – the Quad and AUKUS – are in the news that has caught world’s attention. While the Quad has been for been in existence for some time now, AUKUS is a recent construct. When in September 2021, Australia, the UK and the US....

China: Daily Scan, October 3, 2022

Former court official in China's Inner Mongolia expelled from CPC: Xinhuanet September 30, 2022
Hu Yifeng, former president of the Higher People's Court of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and secretary of the court's leadi....

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

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....

China: Daily Scan, June 07, 2022

Full text of Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to National Event on Environment Day 2022: Xinhuanet
June 6, 2022
The following is the full text of Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the National Event on the Environment Day....

The China-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Pact

In April 2022, China and the Solomon Islands signed a bilateral defence pact. The signing of this deal has caused great distress within Australia and the US, drawing sharp reactions from both the countries. The news of possible pact of this kind brok....

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: December 2021

Vivekananda International Foundation organized two expert group interactions through webinars in the month of December 2021. The reduced number of expert groups meetings were due to previous commitments, and holidays for most of the participants. How....

2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape

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....

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