Indian Ocean

India will need to demonstrate diplomatic skill in this emerging region. Working with Australia would be a good start.

“Subduing India, preferably without striking a blow, remains a major Chinese policy objective.”

India’s strategic relevance in Asia will be increasingly determined by its maritime role.

From the South China Sea to the Persian Gulf, Delhi and Beijing are vying for influence with littoral states.

Pirates have moved from the Gulf of Aden, to the Gulf of Guinea. This should make them easy prey.

China may have strategic designs in the Indian Ocean but bringing them to fruition will be tough.

Financing updates to Iran’s Persian Gulf port would significantly strengthen China’s position in the Middle East.

Indo-Pacific Asia is a recent concept, but one that the region’s strategic planners should note carefully.

India is acquiring new platforms and capabilities that are turning it into a major naval power. Why doesn’t anyone seem to care?

Despite their overlapping interests, Jakarta and Delhi’s relations have remained limited. It’s time for that to change.

In Indian Ocean geopolitics, the U.S. pursues its own interests. India should do the same.

Four years after a historic nuclear deal was signed, many in American policy circles deride the agreement as a failure. They’re wrong.