China The ‘Free and Open’ Indo-Pacific: A call for European partnership June 22, 2018 1 Written by Matthew Lillehaugen. The Indo-Pacific, along with efforts to keep it “free” and “open,” were central themes at the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue held in…
Trade India – United Kingdom relations and the Commonwealth May 18, 2018 0 Written by Arushi Gupta. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of the Government (CHOGM) meeting reflects signs of…
Australia Paris, Delhi & Canberra: A new Indo-Pacific axis? May 10, 2018 0 Written by C. Raja Mohan. Amid concerns about Chinese assertiveness and the volatility of American policies, the quadrilateral dialogue of the United States, Japan, India and…
Australia Macron trip a chance for Australia and France to increase ties May 3, 2018 0 Written by Anthony Bergin. Free marketeer and hard-headed international security realist, French President Emmanuel Macron is making his first visit to Australia this week. It comes…
France France: India’s new strategic partner? March 12, 2018 0 Written by C. Raja Mohan. Can France replace Russia as India’s most valuable international partner? For many, this is an outlandish idea. For them, Russia’s place…
European Union (EU) Eurasia: After Indo-Pacific, another idea whose time has come December 8, 2017 0 Written by C. Raja Mohan. If Indo-Pacific is an idea that gained traction during 2017, Delhi must now cope with another expansive geopolitical construct — Eurasia.…
Economy The Obstacles to Agreeing an EU-Taiwan Investment Agreement November 27, 2017 1 Written by Michael Reilly. In October 2015 the European Commission announced that it would ‘explore launching negotiations on investment with [....] Taiwan.’ For a country that…
France France and India are creating ripples in the Indian Ocean November 22, 2017 1 Written by C. Raja Mohan. Amidst all the excitement and anxiety about the Indo-Pacific quad — which brings together India, United States, Japan and Australia —…
Civil society The EU-China Twinning Programme Explained November 15, 2017 0 Written by Nora Sausmikat and Joanna Klabisch. If one were to look for the 2016 civil society word of the year, it would have to be…
United Kingdom Commonwealth in the time of Brexit November 10, 2017 0 Written by C. Raja Mohan. As India hosts Charles, the Prince of Wales this week, Delhi and London have an opportunity to think afresh about the…