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The China-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Pact
Amruta Karambelkar

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...

June 2, 2022 Download
Tags: AUKUS, Australia, Bilateral defence pact, Domestic politics, Regional Reactions, Solomon Islands, China, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
The Curious Case of Huawei
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

China’s journey from being an agrarian economy to one of the largest economies with a strong military and cyber capabilities is commendable. However, its military and cyber capabilities are built upon relentless efforts to steal critical military...

February 15, 2021 Download
Tags: Australia, China, espionage, FiveEyes, Huawei, India, New Zealand, Reliance Jio, surveillance, Trojan, United Kingdom, United States, China, Cyber Security, Technological and Scientific Studies
A Guide to India-Australia Relations
Amruta Karambelkar

For the first time in India’s diplomatic history a summit was held on a virtual platform. On 4th June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed a range of issues with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Scott Morrison. This summit is...

June 22, 2020 Download
Tags: Australia, China, COVID-19, India, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, International Relations, Maritime Security, QUAD, Terrorism
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