Indo-Pacific
VIF-Habibie Centre Joint Seminar

On November 27, 2024 the Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the Habibi Center, hosted a commemorative Indonesia joint seminar, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Indonesia. The seminar served as a...

The Quad vs AUKUS Debate: Implications for India

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific to bolster a more diversified regional security architecture alongside the traditional US-led alliance system. The Indo-Pacific’s strategic significance lies in its vital...

Tensions in Russia-Japan Relations

The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a deep shadow over Russia-Japan relations. The immediate prospects for improvement look bleak. Japan imposed sanctions on Russia a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia reacted by...

Neighborhood News Digest - 08 November 2024

Afghanistan Indian Delegates Meet Islamic Emirate Officials, Karzai-Tolo News J.P. Singh, India’s joint secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division of the external affairs ministry, in separate meetings with Afghanistan's acting foreign and...

The Traction of India-Singapore Relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying a two-day visit to Singapore on September 4th and 5th on the second leg of his visit after visiting the oil rich Brunei. His visit to these two important Southeast Asian countries is taking place close on the...

Navigating Cross-Strait Relations: The Taiwan Relations Act at 45th Anniversary

Abstract The evolving political and military dynamics in the Taiwan Strait have become a major point of contention between the US and China, with global implications. The US has upheld a consistent stance toward Taiwan since the enactment of the...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (08-14 July 2024)

Economic China set for third plenum that could prove a ‘defining moment’ of Xi Jinping era China’s ruling Communist Party will begin a key meeting on July 15 that may determine the country’s course for the next decade. The event could be the most...

Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the...

Neighborhood News Digest- 07 May 2024

Afghanistan OIC Calls for Inclusive Govt, Human Rights Protection in Afghanistan-Tolo News The Organization of Islamic Cooperation in its final statement of its 15th session of the Islamic State Conference asked for the establishment of an inclusive...

Why Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden matter for India and the Indo-Pacific

With the latest drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebels on the cargo ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, the region in and around Djibouti has shot to global prominence once again. In response to these attacks, global...

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