On 11 April, the first trilateral summit between the United States (US), Japan, and the Philippines

Despite hopeful signs from the May 2023 Thai general election, the outlook for politics in the Mekon

(FPRI) — On February 2, 2023, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III announced the temporary retur

What is special about China-Pakistan maritime exercises in the Northern Arabian Sea? Not much, one m

In recent years, the rapid development of the digital economy in China has not only been evident in

China’s claims in the South China Sea (SCS) and the East China Sea (ECS) are based on notions

It’s a summit originally designed by the United States to promote free-trade around the Pacifi

Africa’s mounting debt crisis could undermine the continent’s economic progress and stab

The Meeting
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On 25-26 September 2023, China hosted the Global Sustainable Tran

On September 13, China’s newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, arrived at the

Earlier this month, China unveiled its 2023 standard map with a ten-dash line—an updated versi

As the competition between India and China for influence in South Asia intensifies, foreign investme

On August 18, U.S. President Joe Biden invites Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea

Germany’s China policy is often lamented as one “at sea, drifting without an anchor&rdqu

China's foreign policy has been significantly affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leading to c

Increasingly, muzzling political freedoms beyond national borders is part of an autocrat’s too

Indices to measure soft, hard and smart power are back in vogue to the extent that the Economistmaga

The ASEAN Summit in Indonesia in May 2023 saw, once again, the problem for Southeast Asian leaders s

India, with its large population, is an appealing market for many foreign companies. From a global p

In recent times, there has been a growing call among countries to trade in currencies apart from the

The imploding geopolitical core of West Asia frequently spews out explosive new threats and unstable

Arguments, debates and surprises spun on Russia circumventing set back to the economy, like recess

The Russia–Ukraine conflict is like a complex and multi-dimensional chess game, and China&rsqu

Marking 10 years since the inception of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a ‘flagsh

The US dollar’s appreciation since early 2022 has ignited hope in emerging markets of decreasi

India’s involvement with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is of paramount importanc

In what is the first instance of China hosting an offline summit with all five Central Asian states,

A military standoff between India and China has entered its fourth year, but despite talks between t

On 31 March 2023, Russia published its new Foreign Policy Concept. Rapid growth in Asia has fuelled

South Korea has been in the firing line of Chinese economic coercion. Like Australia, the East Asian

In March 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations, with China playing

It has been over 40 years since Vietnamese military forces rolled into Cambodia and toppled the brut

(RFE/RL) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for th

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) recently released a report asserting China’s

(FPRI) — When Russian assault troops landed at Hostomel Airport near Kiev in February 2022, fe

Bitcoin, the flagship stateless cryptocurrency, is a double-edged sword that can either strengthen o

Much has been written about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent three-day state visit to Rus

On 16 December 2022, the Japanese government approved three new strategic documents related to natio

Asia is a key continent where bilateral and multilateral relations are largely created, which determ

Since the deterioration of Australia-China relations during the Morrison administration in 2020, Chi

Pessimism surrounds the future of China–US relations and the possibility of conflict between t

On 23 January 2023, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Ashbacher announced th

The Chinese strategic community kept a close eye as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the n

The Philippines and the United States will participate in their largest-ever joint military drills n

For those within the Anglophile world, the recent agreement cut between Saudi Arabia and Iran, broke

On February 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed that the focus of the Chinese Communist Party

Chinese government-linked hackers stole thousands of megabytes of data last year from ASEAN and memb

RFE/RL) — As Western attention focused on the deepening ties between China and Russia and the

During the last week of February, the navies of Russia, China, and South Africa conducted maritime e

At a press conference on 28 May 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told reporters that China was consi

Ukraine war will be remembered as one of the biggest geopolitical events which changed the dynamics

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU leaders, the Ukrainian foreign minister and French

The share of Australia’s total goods exports going to China fell to 27 per cent in June 2022,

Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or weapons designed to independently select and engage targ

The political and diplomatic relations between the United States and China are currently at their lo

On 16 January, Japan and India launched their second Joint Air Defense Exercise named “Veer Gu

This could be India’s decade if it plays its cards right.
The subcontinental state is poised

A silent change is taking place in Asia. Beijing’s unbridled territorial ambitions are compell

Cyber operations have been evolving as part of major wars and conflicts over the past three decades.

Major powers are going on a diplomatic charm offensive on Africa with three high-profile visits in q

In early December 2022, President of the European Council Charles Michel travelled to Beijing for hi

Bhutanese and Chinese officials engaged in the 11th round of Expert Group Meeting have agreed to &ld

China appears to be more “functional” in Nepal recently. A new administration led by lea

Despite the ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court on 10 January 2023 declaring unconstitutional the

The heart of economic growth is an expanding subsistence fund, or the pool of real savings. This poo

The Indo-Pacific states confront a real possibility of having China in their strategic backyard if t

At the start of 2022, China’s economy appeared strong, Beijing seemed to have contained the sp

Saudi Arabia’s Ajlan Group has signed what both Saudi Arabian and Srilankan sides describe as

Security cooperation between India and Australia has taken another step forward. The two countries r

An attack on a hotel in central Kabul housing Chinese visitors and businesses by the Islamic State K

Malaysia is placed as the 10th most influenced by China by China Index, a database relaunched on Dec

When the Peljesac Bridge in southern Croatia opened on 26 July 2022, it was the second time a Chines

Delhi must be vigilant and brace for a surprise military adventure in the Himalayas.
ince their cla

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s influence in Eurasia has been expanding. B

As China’s President landed in Riyadh this past week amidst much fanfare, Saudi Arabia announc

Xi Jinping was on a three day visit to Saudi Arabia. This is the Xi Jinping’s first visit to S

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s annual report was released on 15 Novemb

Space stations are the harbinger of a deepening bipolarity in the international relations of space.

On November 21, the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s China International Development Cooperati

The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress saw the thorough consolidation of power by Xi Jinp

India’s 75th Independence gives new clout for its claim on regional and global leadership. Ind

At a time when the organizations involved in global and regional cooperation seem to have lost momen

It’s imperative for the Middle Kingdom to recognise that any provocative statement will make t

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a countrywide emergency ambulance service for Sri L

The hallmark of nearly all the recent political crisis in South Asian countries has two prominent el

The evolving geopolitical realities in South Asia are a matter of concern for India. The problem of

US-China negotiations on trade war, ended last week, assured by Chinese honest intent for significan

Remember the good old days, when China proudly proclaimed the principle of noninterference in other

China’s march into Europe with its massive Belt and Road Initiative has been far from smooth,

In the past few days, the Maldives have suddenly become the object of international attention. This

Trump rang in the new year in the only way he knew how: by smack-talking a strategic ally and threat

A call for action to help Rohingya Muslims by prominent US Treasury-designated Pakistani militant Ma

Even if BRICS faces problems of consensus in the future, New Delhi will be able to concentrate on it

Reminiscent of British colonisation of India two centuries ago facilitated by some Indian princes co

Relations between India and China haven't been particularly warm in recent months. But they have lat

India-China relations have broadened over the years with not a single shot fired along the disputed

It is hard to know which country would be the first to challenge the Trump administration with a ser

The Trump era begins with the World Economic Forum at Davos ending in shivers and a threat to global

Beijing does not intend to just ‘sit with arms crossed’ over a proposal that would deepe

Beijing urges Washington to stop US-Taiwan military contacts and arms sales to Taipei.
The United S

60 years ago China set out on its space program with the establishment of the 5th Academy of the Min

he impending arrival of two Chinese-origin submarines to Bangladesh together with China’s plan

China is implementing a sweeping reorganization of its military that has the potential to be the mos

India, Pakistan and geo-strategic fault lines

At the beginning of last month, on October 1, China

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There’s a smarter way to handle the Brahmaputra conflict.

China’s September 30 announ

Despite its extensive, multilayered economic relationship with China, the United States has moved gr

The U.S. Navy and the Australian Air Force have recently been at pains to proclaim certain activitie

The election of Htin Kyaw, a trusted aide of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as the president has put M

During the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Iran, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Kha

Fareed Zakaria, in his book titled "Post-American World" talks about "Rise of the Res