UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

Securing the Seas

The influence and contribution of the seas on world history are vital and have been a fascinating journey, as described in historian Paul Kennedy’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic...

Asia-Pacific Issues Dominate the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024

  The weekend talks at Shangri-La Dialogue were held as wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, and at a time of increasing tensions and competition for influence between the United States and China in the...

Ambitious Indian Move To Support Manila on South China Sea Issue

&It is not usual for India to fluster China in its own backyard in the Southeast Asian region. But recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar deliberately chose to do so to unsettle China when...

Dispute Surrounding South China Sea and India’s Stances

  With a surface area of 8,00,000 sq km, the South China Sea is semi-enclosed, with 90 percent of its circumference bordered by land. Asia's several influential countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore,...

Navigating Uncharted Waters

In our unending pursuit of knowledge, humanity is drawn to the mysteries beneath the ocean’s surface—an exploration frontier akin to both the cosmos and our planet’s origins. As we delve into this aquatic enigma,...

Xi’s United States Sojourn Unlikely To Mend Trust Deficit

  High On Optics: An extended travel plan for President Xi in the US finally culminated on November 18. Since his arrival on November 14 at San Francisco, Xi went around some of the landmark places...

India-ASEAN Centrality: Beyond the Rhetoric

  ASEAN centrality is a key term mentioned in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement during the 20th ASEAN Summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. The central question is how to define ASEAN...

India Natural Partner of Australia and Voice Consequential: Australian Envoy

New Delhi: India is a natural partner for Australia and its voice will be particularly consequential in regional order building, said Australia’s Deputy Commissioner to India Rod Hilton. Speaking at Chanakya Chakra forum on Foreign...
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