July 11, 2024, 7:56 PM IST
Modi’s first bilateral foreign visit to Moscow after taking over as PM for the third time signifies not only the importance India attaches to its ties with Russia but also that this partnership has steadily…
July 11, 2024, 7:56 PM IST
June 29, 2024, 10:58 PM IST
While the US administration has been continuously putting pressure on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to stop the repression of the Tibetans and efforts to erase the Tibetan culture, religion, and language since the…
June 29, 2024, 10:58 PM IST
June 21, 2024, 4:57 PM IST
In a significant move, Putin visited North Korea and Vietnam to send a message to the West that Russia is not internationally isolated despite the US-led Nato assiduous efforts. Strategically Putin’s visit to Vietnam is…
June 21, 2024, 4:57 PM IST
June 12, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
The third term of PM Modi led-government will see continuity in external policy as also its challenges. Given the broad approach of the coalition partners on foreign and security issues, there will be consensus on…
June 12, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
May 24, 2024, 1:42 PM IST
Putin’s two-day visit (16-18 May 2024) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has aroused a lot of interest in the strategic community world over as he along with Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement…
May 24, 2024, 1:42 PM IST
May 10, 2024, 7:55 PM IST
On the 19th of April 2024, Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), attended a ceremony where he established a new ‘force’ of the People’s Liberation Army…
May 10, 2024, 7:55 PM IST
April 28, 2024, 11:08 PM IST
While the trilateral summit between the US, Philippines, and Japan that took place on the 11th April 2024 at Washington was a significant event ensuring greater cooperation between the three countries covering both security and…
April 28, 2024, 11:08 PM IST
April 20, 2024, 4:04 PM IST
In 2004, the UPA government separated the posts of the Principal Secretary to the PM and the NSA. Late Sri J N Dixit was appointed as the NSA. He took up the task of implementing…
April 20, 2024, 4:04 PM IST
April 13, 2024, 11:19 PM IST
The National security council (NSC) marks a significant milestone, celebrating its twenty-five years of existence in its present form. Established on the 16th April 1999 following nuclear tests by India and Pakistan, the NSC emerged…
April 13, 2024, 11:19 PM IST
March 28, 2024, 5:03 PM IST
When PM Modi remarked that ‘today the India-US relationship is broader in engagement, deeper in understanding, and warmer in friendship than ever before,’ he was referring to the transformation of the relationship from the phase…
March 28, 2024, 5:03 PM IST
March 21, 2024, 4:28 PM IST
Vietnam’s upgradation of its relationship with Australia (7th March 2024) to a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) to strengthen its diplomatic circle of strategic partners, is a positive development not only in bilateral terms but also…
March 21, 2024, 4:28 PM IST
March 14, 2024, 12:04 AM IST
China’s extension of its excessive claims to its periphery is nothing new. Simply put, this is China’s métier. It occupied Tibet, Uyghur, and then Eastern Ladakh. Then it turned its attention to the South China…
March 14, 2024, 12:04 AM IST
March 1, 2024, 4:21 PM IST
China has been intensifying its military recruitment efforts to strengthen and modernize its armed forces under Xi’s leadership, with a significant boost in the past year. The PRC is recruiting not only its former officers…
March 1, 2024, 4:21 PM IST
February 20, 2024, 4:44 PM IST
The FBI chief Wray explained the growing PRC-sponsored cyber capabilities and operations to the US House Select Committee, which deserves the attention of all nations having problems with that country. Wray warned about China’s cyber…
February 20, 2024, 4:44 PM IST
February 1, 2024, 12:39 AM IST
A significant development has taken place that can have far-reaching positive developments in the South China Sea (SCS). President Marcos Jr visited Vietnam on a state visit (29-30 January 2024). Before his visit, Marcos Jr….
February 1, 2024, 12:39 AM IST
January 24, 2024, 4:35 PM IST
Two reports were released this month on the development of the Chinese nuclear force- the Nuclear Notebook of 2024 by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the report of the International Institute for Strategic…
January 24, 2024, 4:35 PM IST
December 28, 2023, 9:21 PM IST
The recent visit of India’s foreign minister, Jaishankar, to Moscow holds significant importance in the context of India-Russia relations, moving beyond the special and privileged partnership established between the two nations. This visit underscores the…
December 28, 2023, 9:21 PM IST
December 14, 2023, 4:35 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to Vietnam (12-13 December 2023) three months after Biden’s visit, when the US-Vietnam elevated ties to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and a month after the Japan-Vietnam raised their…
December 14, 2023, 4:35 PM IST
December 6, 2023, 11:37 AM IST
The Japan-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) holds significant implications within the context of international relations, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. This elevated partnership, marked by the recent agreement signed during President Thuong’s visit (27th-30th November…
December 6, 2023, 11:37 AM IST
November 29, 2023, 11:39 PM IST
The second India-Australia two plus two dialogue was held in New Delhi on the 20th November 2023. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the two-plus-two dialogue with Australian defence minister…
November 29, 2023, 11:39 PM IST
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