China China is planning a new network of Indian Ocean bases February 6, 2018 0 Written by David Brewster. According to recent reports, China may be about to construct a naval and air base near Gwadar, in west Pakistan. This…
China With all eyes on North Korea, China is securing the South China Sea January 17, 2018 0 Written by Zachary Keck. With the United States laser-focused on the North Korean nuclear problem, China is cementing its control over the South China Sea.…
China Australia White Paper: Missing the mark on the Indo-Pacific January 16, 2018 0 Written by David Brewster. In many ways, Australia’s 2017 foreign policy White Paper is an excellent articulation of Australia’s priorities and challenges in an increasingly…
Australia Australia: A key player in the Indo-Pacific in 2018 January 3, 2018 0 Written by Tridivesh Singh Maini. Under Donald Trump, an unpredictable and isolationist United States has injected discord into the international system and no more so than in…
Indian Ocean Region India-Singapore naval ties: Significance beyond the bilateral December 14, 2017 0 Written by C Uday Bhaskar. On November 29th, India and Singapore signed the India-Singapore Bilateral Agreement for naval cooperation during the second Defence Minister’s Dialogue held…
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.…
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 —…
Uncategorized East Asia Summit: Reading the Manila tea leaves November 14, 2017 0 Written by C Uday Bhaskar. The 12th East Asia Summit (EAS) currently underway in Manila saw the four-nation quadrilateral consultative process being revived by officials of…
ASEAN The End of ‘East Asia’ as a Region? November 13, 2017 0 Written by Jaehyon Lee. The leaders of East Asia will meet in the Philippines this week for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit,…