INDO-PACIFIC – The Quad is Getting Stronger
With Australia having joined the Indian, American and Japanese navies in the November 2020 Malabar exercises, co-operation among the Quad countries looks more concrete....
INDO-PACIFIC – With Australia Joining The Quadrilateral is Complete
In a significant move that came amid a Sino-India border row, India announced, on 19 October, Australia''s participation in the Malabar exercise, held in...
JOINT EXERCISES – Quad Navies Hold 24th Malabar Exercise
After a gap of 13 years, India, US, Australia and Japan conducted their first joint naval drill, called Malabar exercise, from 3 November. It...
Indian Navy’s Exercises with Singaporean, Thai and Sri Lankan Navies
Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20
Indian Navy (IN) Ships including indigenously built ASW corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk participated in the 2nd edition of India,...
A Review of the The Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI)
India and the US, on 15 September 020, signed a statement of intent (SoI) to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation and...
INDIA – US: BECA and Other Military Enabling Agreements
India and the US signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for Geo-Spatial Cooperation during the third round of US-India 2+2 ministerial dialogue...
Extracts from the Joint Statement Issued by India and US
Shared Vision for Global Leadership
The Ministers reiterated their commitment to maintaining a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific built on a rules-based international...
INDIA – U.S.: Indo-US Defence Cooperation Enters New Phase
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and minister for external affairs S Jaishankar welcomed US secretary of state Michael Pompeo and secretary of defence Mark Esper...
INDIA-JAPAN: Kautilyan Approach and Japan’s Samurai Spirit Part 1
India and Japan Can Show the Right Path
For many years, the India-Japan partnership has suffered from a needless hesitation and superficial doubt. The ‘Modi-Abe...
GEOPOLITICS: SCO Defence & Foreign Ministers Meet
India-China Bilateral Meetings Held in Moscow
At a time when two member nations – India and China – are in confrontation at the borders, Shanghai...