Asia-Pacific

People’s Liberation Army Navy - An Overview of Maritime Strategic Thought, Naval Capabilities, Implications of Military Reforms & Naval Operations and Exercises

Shashank Sharma

This paper aims to provide an overview of the Chinese maritime strategic thought and naval capabilities that could have a bearing on India’s strategic and security environment, particularly in the Indian Ocean. It provides a broad picture of major reforms in PLA during the Xi Jinping era that commenced in 2014 and the drivers and objectives behind these reforms.

October 22, 2021 Download

Tags: Asia-Pacific, China Defence White Papers, China Maritime Strategic, Naval Strategy, Navy Operations, PLA, PLA Navy, PLA Navy Capabilities, Sea power, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific and its Implications for India

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Introduction Events that are taking place in Asia-Pacific are a sub set of what is happening in Asia in particular and at the global level in general. While there has been an on-going shift of economic power to Asia, it is also quite apparent that most of the conflict spots of the world are in Asia. Rapid rise of People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its fast tracked militarisation has created not only its own geostrategic dynamics in the Asia-Pacific but also has caused reverberations at the global level.

February 17, 2014 Download

Tags: Asia-Pacific, India, Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy