Articles

2021 Crystallised the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Article

2021 was an eventful year in the Indo-Pacific region. Several developments have taken place, which are significant in their own right, but are rather indicative of what lies ahead in this region. This article examines the implications of the key secu....

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , ASEAN , QUAD , Australia , Southeast Asia , AUKUS

The Significance of the Australia -Japan Defence Agreement

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Australia and Japan signed a new defence agreement on 6 January 2022, which both PM Scott Morrison and PM Fumio Kishida hailed as a landmark. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is Japan’s second such Agreement with any country, after treaty ally....

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , Australia , Japan , Self-Defense Forces , AUKUS , RAA

China: Daily Scan, December 9, 2021

China to further implement administrative penalty law: Xinhuanet

December 8, 2021

The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a circular calling for effective and concrete measures to implement the revised administrative pena....

December 09, 2021 Australia , Beijing , Olympics , China Daily Digest , Britain , Guangdong , Metaverse , 6G

A Critical Assessment of the Quad from an Indian Perspective

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Few foreign policy matters generate opinions as polarising as over the Quad. The prime point of difference is over what the Quad ought to do, and whether it should be militarised or not. These concerns are fair on its own but it misses forest for th....

November 26, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Cyber-security , Critical Technology

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 1st November - 07 November 2021

Economic

US, Britain join countries sounding alarm over China food import rules

Several countries including Japan, Britain, and the United States are urging Chinese customs officials to pause the roll-out of regulations on food im....

November 09, 2021 North Korea , US , China , Australia , Taiwan , Economic , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Cold War , Britain , Israeli , CPTPP talks , Helium-3

Changing American Perspective on Quad from Trump to Biden

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” -Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th Century It is still too early in....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , China , Russia , South China Sea , Australia , Trump , Japan , Obama , ASEAN Centrality , Biden , East China Sea

Quad Summit: An Opportunity to Define the Contours of the Post Covid Indo-Pacific

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Indian Prime Minister Modi, US President Biden, Prime Minister Scott Morrisonof Australia and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will hold the first summit level meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, popularly known as the Quad, on 12 M....

March 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , Commentary , India , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden

The Indo-Pacific: A Pause in the Game

Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The State of Play

As a Covid-wounded global community steps gingerly into 2021, a year ‘trumpeting’ a change of guard in the US, the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and an ongoing military stand-off between India and Chi....

March 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , Article , India , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Biden , Suga

The Curious Case of Huawei

China’s journey from being an agrarian economy to one of the largest economies with a strong military and cyber capabilities is commendable. However, its military and cyber capabilities are built upon relentless efforts to steal critical military a....

February 15, 2021 China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , India , China , Australia , United Kingdom , United States , surveillance , New Zealand , Huawei , espionage , FiveEyes , Trojan , Reliance Jio

De-classified US strategy document on the Indo-Pacific

Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Possible Motive

United States de-classified a document titled ‘US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific on 13th of January. The de-classified document consists of 10 pages and is likely to be only a part of the larger document. It is....

January 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , US , Russia , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Maritime Security , Trump , Japan , South Asia , Indian Ocean