[Bahauddin Foizee] Rather than viewing the MDT as an inflexible anchor, it should be seen as a dynamic framework that must evolve alongside the geopolitical realities of the Asia-Pacific.
Tag: Southeast Asia
Thailand’s Growing Defense and Military Ties with China
[Bahauddin Foizee] The growing military cooperation raises questions about Thailand’s long-term strategic intentions and the balance of power in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s Salience in India’s Act-East Policy
[Dr. Pankaj Jha]
Under India’s Act East policy, Vietnam will remain the important vantage point to project India’s development, trade and investment priorities.
Open Letter to Aung San Suu Kyi
[Asma Masood]
Is it not time once again, Ms. Suu Kyi, to sing the tunes of Myanmar’s democratic spirit?
Asian Quad: Synthesis between China’s OBOR and US-led Quad
[Dr. Pankaj Jha]
The idea of an Asian Quad – comprising of Japan, India, Vietnam and Indonesia – would help to narrow the growing mistrust between China and the US, and would create an edifice acceptable to both. Hence, these two major powers need to subscribe to this idea of an Asian Quad.
Asia’s Geopolitical Alliances are Shifting
[Conn M. Hallinan] From what direction on the Compass Rose the winds out of Washington will blow is hardly clear, but increasingly a number of countries are charting a course of their own.
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