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India and France Join Hands to Deliver ‘Public Goods at Sea’
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Among the many facets of India-France bilateral relations, cooperation in the maritime domain has been high on the agenda. Maritime security with strong constabulary elements, exchange of information on White Shipping, Varuna series of naval exercise

August 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indian Ocean Region, Commentary, Maritime cooperation, PM’s France visit, Indian Ocean issues
Marine Debris Worry Indian and Indonesian Leaders
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

The ‘Shared Vision of India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’1 announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia lists several issues for practical cooperation. Broadly, the leaders identified and

August 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Featured, Commentary, Bay of Bengal plastic debris, India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation
Is ‘Democratic Quad’ a Viable Construct?
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) members - Australia, India, Japan and the United States (US) - met in June 2018 in Singapore on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) senior officials’ meeting, and later issue

July 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, QUAD, RIMPAC, Strategic Pertnerships
India Gains Access to Sabang -A Road Map for Economic and Sustainable Development
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Opinion pieces, columns and news reports in India are rife with the belief that the Sabang Port in East Sumatra, Indonesia, will be developed by India for strategic purposes. Many scholars and analysts have vehemently argued that Sabang would serve a

June 13, 2018 Economic Studies, Commentary, Bay of Bengal, Maritime Connectivity, Short Sea Shipping
हिन्द महासागर में चीन द्वारा समुद्री-आधारभूत संरचना से जुडी परियोजनाओं का संचालन: ऋण एवं पट्टेदारी समझौते
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

हिन्द महासागर से जुड़े समकालीन विमर्श में आर्थिक गलियारों, जुडाव और बंदरगाह परियोजनाएं और साथ ह

April 17, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Featured, Hindi, Article
Commentary: China’s Maritime Infrastructure Projects in the Indian Ocean: Lend and Lease Agreements
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Economic corridors, connectivity and port projects, and strategic access arrangements in the Indian Ocean Region resonate in the contemporary oration. Further, China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR), under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),

April 03, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China’s maritime lease, China in Indian Ocean
Commentary: Quad Plus - Time for New Stakeholders
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

China’s rapid march westward through the Indo-Pacific region appears to be running into rough weather. Australia, India, Japan and the United States, the members of the ‘Quad’, an ‘association of like-minded nations’, have established a Qua

March 05, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, Indo-Pacific, Quad Plus, China’s assertiveness
Commentary: North Korea Takes Advantage of Flags of Convenience Regime
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Amid high decibel ‘verbal exchanges’ between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over latter’s nuclear ambition, the United Nations Security Council announced on 22 December 2017 new economic sanctions against Democrat

January 12, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, International shipping, UN sanctions, North Korea, South Korea, US, Regime, United Nations Security Council, China, Russia
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