Port wars: India’s Bangladesh deal seen as bid to curb China’s maritime ambition
The deal is seen as part of New Delhi’s efforts to catch up with Beijing in a global maritime race to gain quasi-control of foreign ports.
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China, Russia navies conduct joint patrol in parts of Pacific, Chinese media says
Chinese and Russian naval fleets recently conducted their fourth joint sea patrol in the Western and Northern Pacific Ocean, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday.
India’s neighbourhood anxieties fuel pursuit of Sri Lanka’s untapped seabed cobalt
The MRCC, agreed upon between the two nations in 2022 but technically active even before that, is designed to help broadcast weather warnings and security information across the region.
Japan calls Chinese buoy in its southern continental shelf ‘regrettable’
The Japanese government said on Friday it has confirmed China has installed a buoy in the high seas over Japan’s southern continental shelf in the Pacific Ocean, in a move that could further strain bilateral relations.
China’s global military base strategy taking shape
China is securing international military base access agreements to expand the global reach of its armed forces, a counter to America’s extended deterrence strategy for Taiwan while threatening India with encirclement.
India can be part of Quad collective defense, university report says
WASHINGTON -- India's participation in a collective security arrangement with the U.S and its allies, especially Japan and Australia, is no longer an inconceivable proposition, a former Indian naval officer says.
Fret not Delhi, Dhaka’s surely not in Beijing’s orb
For decades, Sino-Indian competition for sway over Bangladesh has been a hard-driving force in South Asia’s geopolitics. As a neighbor of India and a littoral state of the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh has often been embroiled in the rivalry, and accordingly, both Beijing and New Delhi have sought to expand their influence over the nation, often at the other’s expense.
Third term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India’s rivalry with China grows
NEW DELHI (AP) — Fresh from declaring victory in India’s election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered few details on the agenda for his third term, but went out of his way to underline he would continue to focus on raising the country’s military preparedness and clout.