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India, China, and the Stalemate beyond Ladakh
After a major breakthrough in February when Chinese and Indian troops withdrew from the north and south banks of the Pangong Tso in Ladakh, the disengagement process appears to have lost some steam in the past months. With talks at…
Quad vs. RCEP: A Resilient Supply Chain, Advantage India?
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) held its first ever (virtual) summit level meeting on March 12, 2021, between the heads of the four democratic partners—India, Japan, Australia and the United States. While the summit is historic for a number of…
Building a Coalition to Secure the Indian Ocean Region
The freedom of the Indian Ocean is critical for global trade and navigation. The region not only allows passage for more than 64 percent of global oil trade and cargo, but is also primarily surrounded by democratic and economically interdependent…
Leveraging Greater Quad Cooperation through Disaster Management in the Indo-Pacific
As India-China tensions continue, observers have begun to take a renewed look at what the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—comprised of India, Japan, Australia, and the United States (the Quad)—can offer as a strategic grouping. Australia’s inclusion in the annual naval exercise…
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 implications for Washington’s nascent Indo-Pacific strategy. There were concerns that the United States would be…
Reconfiguring a post-COVID-19 Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most dynamic and increasingly versatile geopolitical constructs. The region comprises some of the world’s most active economies and multilateral forums, thereby ensuring a more holistic understanding of both regional challenges and opportunities. The…