Indo-Pacific instills new momentum into India-France ties
Commitment to rules-based order has helped New Delhi and Paris forge a shared approach through new cooperation mechanisms.
Australia and India, converging perceptions, aligning interests
The two countries are entering into a new phase of unprecedented but close bilateral relations while putting aside the hesitations of the past.
India and US move towards securing the Indo-Pacific
As Tuesday’s Quad meeting suggests, developing the Indo-Pacific region into a vibrant and prosperous hub of global trade and energy supply is an area where both Washington and New Delhi have found strategic convergence.
India-Australia are the architects of a new World Order
From highly social beings, to a ‘social-distanced’ society and then insulated economies, it is up to countries like India and Australia to keep globalisation cooperation alive.
India is the new go-to entity in the Indo-Pacific
France has described India as its foremost strategic partner in Asia. Germany has included the word ‘Indo’ in its regional strategic doctrine for the first time. And India, Australia and France have held their first trilateral dialogue on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. All these unrelated developments point to one geo-strategic conclusion: That the world’s big democracies are shoring up their defences against the new hegemon that is threatening the global order.
India’s China policy signals a shift post-Galwan
India-China ties will undergo rapid transformation with the narrative of China as a partner taking a backseat in India’s official parlance in the post-Galwan period.
A step forward in India-Japan relations
The recent 2+2 dialogue between India and Japan aimed to push their relationship beyond bilateral trade and open up pathways for cooperation in defence and strategy. Highlights: The recent and first-ever 2+2 dialogue between India and Japan is an indication of the increasingly close ties between the two nations. The only other country India has held a 2+2 ministerial dialogue, which is seen as an upgrade from any meeting at a secretarial level, is the US. Despite the close relationship [...]
US and India prepare for some tricky negotiations
India and the US are likely to sign an agreement to facilitate transfer of sensitive military technology to Indian private sector partners, review the progress of pending Indian defence purchases from the US and look for a way to avoid imposing sanctions on India for buying a Russian missile defence system. Highlights: US and India currently have a strong convergence on strategic worldviews though disagreements on trade between the two countries are at their widest. The US and India are [...]