Asia Defense

India dabbles in opposing camps, for example, engaging in simultaneous military exercises with both the U.S. and Russia in an effort to balance its strategic interests. 

Baselines are the starting point for China’s attempts to claim sea areas.

The naval drill, now in its 30th edition, has grown more complex and robust as India and Singapore's shared concerns about China deepen.

The allies’ wide-ranging level of military cooperation has not typically extended to space. That may be about to change.

Joining Pillar Two of the security pact will not fundamentally change how Chinese policymakers view the two nations.

The renewal of the agreement raises the prospects of reinvigorated defense cooperation between Pakistan and the United States. However, hopes shouldn’t rise too high. 

The ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, which runs until September 23, is the first joint military drill that the Southeast Asian bloc has conducted on its own.

40 of the planes crossed the symbolic median line between mainland China and Taiwan.

Examining the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Oceania port visits.

Parsing Seoul’s multi-billion dollar arms sale to Australia, and what it tells us about South Korea’s defense industry.

The new HQ will oversee all three services – the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces – to ensure effective joint operations.

Despite favorable comparisons to its predecessor, the Marcos administration's security policy can only be measured against its own benchmark going forward.