Aukus

Why Sino-Pak naval exercise in northern Arabian Sea is a concern for New Delhi

The general region where the week-long exercise (11-17 November) takes place has witnessed past naval battles between India and Pakistan

Door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS, says US

The multi-stage AUKUS project, launched in March, is expected to be completed in the late 2030s and early 2040s with the development and operation of a new submarine class, SSN-AUKUS, by the British and Australian governments

How Kautilya's Rajamandala theory withstands the test of time in international relations

Whether it be the Quad, AUKUS, or IPEF, all these can be profitably studied using this framework

It's complicated: Why US and China have love-hate relations

Antony Blinken’s China visit and meeting with Xi Jinping at least show that both powers have realised that cooperation, to the extent possible, is more yielding than confrontation, given the weight both economic and geopolitical giants have in the global order

China leads world in 19 of 23 critical tech; US way behind in hypersonics, electronic warfare, undersea capabilities

In other key technologies such as autonomous systems operation technology, advanced robotics, adversarial AI-reverse engineering and protective cyber the collective strength of the AUKUS countries shifts this picture, and they take the global lead

Australia: Thousands protest against proposed submarine base

Following criticism of the contract for its expense, complexity, and potential sovereignty concerns from two former leaders, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the submarine project

SCO Meeting: Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu defends China, slams US over QUAD, AUKUS

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that the NATO alliance led by the US is attempting to achieve supremacy in the Asia-Pacific region through alliances such as the QUAD and AUKUS

Saudi Arabia joins China-led SCO: What does this mean for world politics?

China’s expansion of the SCO and its recent exercising of its diplomatic muscle is all in support of its objective to be regarded as a world power — and to prepare its alliances for Beijing’s stated strategic aim of reunification with Taiwan

Chinese military base at Coco Islands: How Beijing's dream of dominating Indian Ocean will be toughly contested

The IOR comprises one fifth of the water area of the world and is connected to the Pacific Ocean that together girdle the earth and irrespective of what Xi Jinping is telling the CCP at Beijing, China will never be allowed to dominate it

Bhutan yields to Chinese salami-slicing pressure in Doklam, causing immediate impact on India

India’s resistance to the Chinese in Bhutan began in 2017 when China intruded into Bhutan’s Doklam Plateau with an illegal road being built unilaterally through Bhutanese territory