String of Pearls
Backgrounder: Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Corridor (BCIM)
An overview of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar corridor, which through to 2020 remains the most hypothetical of all of Belt and Road's regional spokes.
Game of Straits: Chinese Military Bases and the SLOC Dilemma
If Beijing is serious about securing the SLOC, the construction of new overseas military bases is a matter of ‘when,’ not ‘if.’
India’s Nuclear Submarine: The INS Arihant
A backgrounder on the Indian Navy’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine: the INS Arihant.
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’s Empire of Debt
Chinese investment has rejuvenated some developing countries and left others locked in a spiral of unsustainable debt.
Sino-Indian Relations: The Weak Point of the BRICS
Unity among the BRICS countries will continue to be thwarted by longstanding geopolitical disputes.
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 in Talks for a Military Base in Vanuatu
Reports suggest that China wants to build a military base in Australia’s backyard.
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.