This article seek to explain and analyze Japan effort in creating a maritime-based security network in the region. Also, how Japan engagement in various bilateral, trilateral and quadrilateral partnership is shaping regional maritime security initiative in the Indo-Pacific region.
Hypersonic missiles operating at or more than five times the speed of sound pose a major security threat. Their high operating speeds, low flight altitudes and maneuverability severely compress the detection time and response decision. China, Russia and US have deployed some of these weapon systems or are in the process of deploying them. The technology is under development in India, Japan and France. The technology has both civilian and military applications.
A dominant discourse links displacement with development (economic growth and modernization) as a critical factor. The dominance of “development” discourse on displacement has, however, overlooked some critical discourses such as resource conflict and political opportunism. Lately, literature has focused on resource conflicts, violent or otherwise, that have contributed substantially to large-scale displacements. Similarly, politics, in terms of using the issue of displacement as political capital to capture power, don’t allow the issue to die down.
One of the effective and proven ways to overcome these challenges and to protect infantry units from enemy’s hostile fire is the use of trenches…. In the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war one can see the extensive use of the trenches to mitigate these challenges.
Research has also revealed various instances of clandestine and covert transfers of missile-related technology and material from North Korea and China to Pakistan.
The mistreatment of the Tibetan community in Nepal needs to be viewed within the framework of the Nepalese government prioritising developmental benefits from China over rule of law and an effective human rights regime in Nepal. This has implications for potential domestic civil unrest and deterioration of diplomatic relations, which could destabilise Nepal’s fragile political institutions and economy
The tripartite agreement between New Delhi, the Assam government, and eight Adivasi insurgent groups will only perpetuate negative peace in the region, leaving little space for positive peace
From manned submarines to underwater drones, China’s stepped-up deployments in the region are concerning to India.