US Navy FONOPS: Confused Messaging

US Navy FONOPS: Confused messaging   The content and timing of the US 7th Fleet release on its Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in India’s Extended Economic Zone (EEZ) near…

INDIA-US Maritime Cooperation: Strengthening Security Arrangement in the Indian Ocean Region for Mutual Benefit

The Indian Navy inducted two American Predator drones on lease from the United States on 26 November 2020. Capable of operating for more than 30 hours, the drones are supposed…

Geopolitical Churning in the Indo-Pacific and the Persistent ‘Sea Foam’ of QUAD

Notwithstanding constraints of COVID Pandemic, Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States met in person for the Second Quad Ministerial Meetings in Tokyo. This Quad meeting is…

China’s Kra Canal Dream: A Strategic Game Changer in Indo-Pacific and its Implications

Introduction There has been a long-standing idea that Isthmus of Kra in Thailand is the most suitable site to excavate a canal connecting the Gulf of Thailand and the Indian…