A Look at the Indo-Pacific in 2020
On January 3, 2020, as United States’ military strikes killed Iran’s Major General Soleimani in Baghdad, the foreign policy world buzzed with speculations about its […]
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Hot Takes: Australia to Join Malabar 2020
India’s formal invitation to Australia to join the Malabar Exercise 2020 in November has raised two important questions. First, does this signal a change in […]
COVID-19 and the Quad Leap
On October 6, the Quad—the informal coalition of Australia, India, Japan and the United States—held its second ministerial meeting in Tokyo. Despite the Quad’s quick […]
کثیرالقومی وابستگی اور بھارتی خارجہ پالیسی: سال ۲۰۱۹ کا جائزہ
بھارتی وزیر برائے امور خارجہ جے شنکر نے حال ہی میں چوتھے رام ناتھ گوئنکا لیکچرسے خطاب کرتے ہوئے دعویٰ کیا کہ کثیرالقطبی ایشیا اور […]
Geopolitics of Indian Ocean Islands in 2019: Takeaways for Traditional Powers
China’s rapidly expanding presence in the Indian Ocean in recent years underlines the emergence of Beijing as a new player in the region. Increasing Sino-Indian […]
Year in Review: Multialignment and Indian Foreign Policy in 2019
While delivering the 4th Ramnath Goenka Lecture recently, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar contended that “India needs to follow an approach of working with […]
Shangri La Dialogue 2019: Key Takeaways for the Indo-Pacific
As expected, the United States-China trade war loomed over this year’s Shangri La Dialogue, held between May 31 and June 2 in Singapore. Without identifying […]
Quad: An Investment Counterweight to China?
New Delhi’s role in the “Quad” grouping, made up of the United States, Japan, and Australia besides India, has been the subject of myriad debates […]
United States-Japan-Australia Infrastructure Trilateral: India’s Missed Opportunity
Australia, Japan, and the United States recently unveiled plans for a trilateral infrastructure initiative in the Indo-Pacific, touted as part of the economic pillar supporting […]
Hot Takes on Shangri-La: Striking the Right “Indo-Pacific” Chord
The Shangri-La Dialogue hosted annually in Singapore has established itself as a leading forum for defense diplomacy by coalescing discussions around the most burning questions […]