The Iran conflict has shown how easily key sea routes can be used as strategic tools, raising concerns beyond the Strait of Hormuz to other...

Singapore emphasizes transit rights under international law. Malaysia favors dialogue with Iran. The region's strategic position remains a ...

Global markets are reacting to the expectation of disruption. Countries that prepare for crises in calm times fare better. China and Russia...

A new geopolitical schism emerges from the US-Israel war on Iran, impacting Asian economies' energy supplies. India, China, Japan, and Sout...

What makes this year’s MILAN even more significant for Southeast Asian countries is the geopolitical backdrop against which it is held. Tod...

High level visits have been taking place between the defence forces of China and Madagascar and a military base could be set up by Beijing ...

Last year, Wang went to the Seychelles and after Comoros, he will head to the Maldives and Sri Lanka — in India’s neighbourhood in the Sout...

China has been promoting its construction firms in Africa and within this framework major developmental projects are handed over to Chinese...

This is the latest assessment of China’s expanding military might, ranging from long-range missiles and nuclear submarines to integrated ai...

The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till Sept 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the Nav...

The collusive China-Pakistan threat along the land borders is slowly but surely extending to the maritime domain as well. Even as China ste...

The squadron in Thanjavur will keep in check China's fast-expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region. Beijing is shoring up i...

"In this era of great power competition, China will emerge as America's strategic threat. Over 60 per cent of the world's GDP flows through...

The project seems not just a solid investment but also a stroke of strategic genius. But reality is more sobering.

China is seeking access and control of islands in the IOR to trump its less than favourable maritime geography and the Maldives, it appears...

There's no question a more stable Pakistan is vital for South and West Asia, for China and for the world. But it's unlikely that CPEC will ...

If Chinese calculations are correct that the South China Sea will ultimately yield 130 billion barrels of oil — and there is some serious d...