International Relations in India & Beyond
New Zealand said it is “uncomfortable” with expanding the role of the Five Eyes, a post-war intelligence grouping which also includes the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada, recently criticised by China. China is...
The first known case of COVID-19 infection emerged around November-December 2019. The disease reached pandemic levels by 2020. Subsequently, the world invested in finding potential vaccines to fight against this virus. The scientists faced...
A page in the history of diplomacy was added as the QUAD leaders presided in the first-ever leaders meet. Although virtual, this meeting sent out both direct and indirect signals to nations across the...
With the world’s biggest inoculation drives against COVID-19, manufacturing about 60% of vaccines globally and shipping millions of free doses to friendly neighbours in the region, in what is being described as “vaccine diplomacy”,...
Australia’s state of relations with China are further worsening. The diplomatic relations are on the brink after a recent series of events. Back in April 2020, when Australian minister for foreign affairs called for...
On 20th November 2020, the 24th edition of the Malabar exercise was concluded. The USA, India, Australia, and Japan are partners in Malabar Naval exercise. India was the host country in this edition. The...
Malabar naval exercise first started in 1992 between India and the United States. It was the period when the Cold War just ended. When America approached India in the military to military cooperation, the...
The FORCE 2020 document was a vision document for Australian defence forces released in 2002 that aimed to look ahead at the challenges of the 21st century and prepare the ADF as a “force...
Introduction 2020 can well be the year when the concept of Indo-Pacific finally comes of age. Pandemic apart, it has been an eventful year for the Indo-Pacific region. What was beset with ambiguities until...
The appalling treatment of Indians under the White Australia Policy is argued by Kama Maclean to weigh over current ambitions to develop a special relationship between the two countries. As China asserts itself more...
