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  • 19 Jun 2023
    • Asean
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • South China Sea
    • Defence & Security

    Acting East on the seas: India’s naval cooperation with ASEAN

    Moksh Suri
    Strengthening defence ties is smooth sailing compared to wider regional integration efforts by New Delhi with Southeast Asia.
  • 13 Mar 2023
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • Defence & Security

    The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dilemma

    Abhijit Singh
    Seen as a vital asset to maritime strategy, large “supercarriers” are nonetheless very expensive.
  • 17 Feb 2023
    • India
    • India's Military
    • India's Navy

    India’s defence-diplomacy bet

    Ammar Nainar
    Drawing from a deep pool of military expertise, New Delhi is expanding its foreign affairs capacity.
  • 5 Dec 2022
    • China
    • China-India Relations
    • India
    • India's Navy
    • Indonesia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Navy

    Islands as stepping stones for India-Australia collaboration

    Radhey Tambi
    The Indian Ocean region is too large for any one country to manage but cooperation on island territories would help.
  • 5 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • China's Military
    • India's Navy
    • Australian Navy

    Of maritime security and a rules-based order

    Abhijit Singh
    All good in theory, but the operational logistics of multinational cooperation at sea will take more than narratives.
  • 10 Jan 2022
    • India's Navy
    • Myanmar
    • India
    • Bangladesh
    • Sri Lanka
    • Maldives
    • Seychelles

    Indian Ocean step-up

    David Brewster
    India is in the driver’s seat to build new security structures in the region, but it can’t do it alone.
  • 17 Mar 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • India

    Aggressive sea control isn’t an option for India’s navy

    Abhijit Singh
    Be assertive close to home. But India should not shrink from distant waters, either.
  • 10 Mar 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • Australian Navy
    • Australia
    • India

    Sea denial is not enough: An Australian and Indian perspective

    James Goldrick , Sudarshan Y. Shrikhande
    Debates over naval policy need to be mounted with a full understanding of just what a nation needs to do at sea.
  • 9 Feb 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • China
    • India

    India should prioritise a denial strategy in the Indian Ocean

    Arzan Tarapore
    The stand-off with China in the Himalayas has raised a broader debate about India’s strategic outlook.
  • 25 Aug 2020
    • India's Navy
    • China
    • India

    The delusion of India trying to throttle China’s maritime trade

    Sudarshan Y. Shrikhande
    Rowdy debates about going for China’s “jugular” in the Malacca Strait should not obscure the practical difficulties.
  • 10 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • China
    • India

    India-China conflict: A move from the Himalayas to the high seas?

    David Brewster
    A risky naval blockade in the Indian Ocean is touted by some as a way to pressure China’s vital energy routes.
  • 1 Apr 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • India

    Beyond Covid, Australia’s big stake in India’s military reorganisation

    David Brewster
    It’s easy to imagine a distracted United States could leave Australia even more reliant on regional security partners.
  • 23 Jan 2020
    • India's Navy
    • India

    India: Navigating the straits of capability

    Prakash Gopal
    The Indian Navy’s ambition to be a “net security provider” is going nowhere as long as it lacks the proper resources.
  • 11 Feb 2019
    • Defence & Security
    • China's Military
    • India's Navy
    • India's Military
    • China
    • India

    China may only seek a limited naval role in the Indian Ocean

    David Brewster
    Many assume that China intends to replace American predominance in the Indian Ocean. But sea control seems unrealistic.
  • 9 Nov 2017
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • US Navy
    • Australian Defence Force
    • India's Navy
    • India-Australia Relations
    • South China Sea
    • India
    • Japan

    A reborn quadrilateral to deter China

    John Hemmings
    Organising a loose strategic coalition might upset Beijing, but that's no reason not to forge ahead.
  • 1 Nov 2017
    • India's Navy

    India needs a more robust naval presence in Asia

    Abhijit Singh
    To deter China from operating in the Indian Ocean, Indian naval commanders need to leverage China’s vulnerability in its near seas.
  • 8 Sep 2017
    • India's Navy
    • India-Australia Relations
    • India

    Indian Ocean ‘leadership’? Delhi’s boasts ignore reality

    Abhijit Singh
    Delhi’s political rhetoric about its dominant position in the Indian Ocean ignore the facts.
  • 23 May 2017
    • China's Military
    • India's Navy
    • China
    • India

    Countering China’s submarine operations in South Asia

    Abhijit Singh
    If India does not move to protect its equities, South Asia could soon fall under the sway of China's rapidly expanding maritime power.

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