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Geopolitics Weekly (Afghan Earthquake, US Drones, India Military Modernization)
This week we cover a new prime minister’s entry into the fray of Thai politics, President Trump making moves to expand the global market for US drone sales, geopolitical risks associated with a recent earthquake in Afghanistan, and India’s ambitious new military modernization program.
India’s INS Arighaat: A Credible Deterrence?
The INS Arighaat, the Indian Navy’s latest nuclear submarine, is a step toward creating a credible multifaceted nuclear deterrence, but there’s still work to do.
Japan’s Indian Ocean Dilemma
New security imperatives are giving rise to new policy dilemmas for Japan’s government.
Malabar 2019: Deepening US-India Defense Cooperation On Display
The growing significance of the annual Malabar naval exercises is certainly a sign of the times in the Indo-Pacific region.
US-India Relations in 2019: A Closer Partnership?
A variety of shared geopolitical interests will bring New Delhi and Washington closer together in the year to come.
China-India Relations: A Pearl Is Unstrung in the Maldives
Opposition politician Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the Maldives’ general election, putting China’s latest foray into India’s backyard in jeopardy.
China-India Geopolitical Competition: First Maldives, Next Sri Lanka?
It’s not just the Maldives where India and China are staring each other down in the Indian Ocean. The “Resplendent Island” is also a potential frontline in the simmering geopolitical competition between Asia’s giants.
New Delhi and Beijing’s Struggle for Influence over the Maldives
There is a geopolitical dimension to the dramatic events unfolding in the Maldives.
Myanmar: Ground Zero for China-India Energy Competition
Although democratization has brought added scrutiny to joint ventures in Myanmar, the NLD government is very much in need of the infrastructure investment that China and India can offer.
Japan Dreams of a Chinese Energy Chokehold
The Japanese government is seeking allies in a bid to balance against a rising China.
China’s First Military Base Reveals an Evolving Foreign Policy
The principle of non-interference is getting a makeover with regards to China’s foreign policy in Africa.
Challenging US Preeminence: China Grand Strategy and the Monroe Doctrine
What do plans to build a Chinese rival to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua say about the fall of the Monroe Doctrine and the rise of China as a global power?
Obama-Modi Summit: US Pivots All the Way to India
Obama doctrine finally got its field test in India, a chance for the president to ‘walk the walk’ of the US pivot.
Bangladesh’s Sonadia Port Dilemma: Is the US Navy the Answer?
Government plans to build a China-financed deep seaport at Sonadia have hit a snag recently as Dhaka reconsiders the geopolitical implications of such a move.
Is Bangladesh the Newest Addition to China’s ‘String of Pearls’?
Bangladesh may be drifting away from its traditional ally India and right into China’s wider plan of constructing a 'string of pearls' to contain New Delhi.
Modi’s Foreign Policy: Tectonic Shift or Business as Usual?
A decisive electoral win in the world’s largest democracy has the potential to re-draw some of Asia’s longstanding geopolitical fault lines.
India-China Relations: The Geopolitics of Aksai Chin
Examining the geopolitical significance of the disputed area of Aksai Chin along the Sino-Indian border.
India-China Relations in 2013: Cooperation and Conflict
Part one in a series examining China-India relations in the 21st century.
India Dips a Toe into the South China Sea Dispute
Exploring some of the latest developments in the ongoing South China Sea dispute.
The Geopolitics of Burmese Democracy
Global media outlets may have a feel-good story in Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent by-election win, but an over-emphasis on the domestic is missing the geopolitical forest for the trees.