SAV 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 […]
Category: Indian Ocean
India and France: From Strategic Partners to a Strategic Alliance
As China asserts its growing military and diplomatic power in the Indo-Pacific, India under Narendra Modi has sought to reciprocate in kind. Over the last […]
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 […]
While India Makes Inroads in the Maldives, China Stays
In August 2020 India extended USD $500 million in aid to buttress a connectivity project in the Maldives. The package consisted of a USD $100 […]
بحری جوہری ڈیٹرنس کی پاکستانی جستجو کے پس پردہ تزویراتی تخمینے
بحری جہت، جنوبی ایشیا میں پاکستان و بھارت کے مابین جوہری ڈیٹرنس کے پلڑے میں ہونے والا حالیہ اضافہ ہے۔ گزشتہ تین دہائیوں کے دوران […]
A Post-Galwan Crossroads? Reviewing 70 Years of India-China Relations
Even as India and China celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year, tensions have escalated on the disputed border. In a virtual panel […]
Strengthening the Indian Chakravyuh: Optimizing India’s Strategic Advantages in the Maritime Domain
On November 5, 2018 Rear Admiral (retd.) William McQuilkin assessed Indian maritime strategy in the Indian Ocean Region, and strategic options for greater Maritime Domain […]
Interpreting India’s Maritime Priorities: Lessons for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
On his maiden visit to India as president earlier this year, Donald Trump declared before the packed stands of Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium that “together, we […]
Strategic Calculations Behind Pakistan’s Pursuit of Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence
In South Asia, the maritime dimension is a recent development in the nuclear deterrent calculations between Pakistan and India. While India’s naval nuclear program has […]
Sino-Indian Maritime Competition: Shadow Fighting in the Indian Ocean
India and China are celebrating 70 years of diplomatic ties this year, which is an occasion that merits commemoration, but belies growing strategic tensions in […]