The Tata group has regained ownership of Air India, nearly seven decades after relinquishing control. With a proposal of Rs 18,000 crore, the group was the winning bidder for the airline last year. The Tatas will receive 100% ownership of Air India, Air India Express, and a 50% investment in ground handling firm AI-SATS because …
ASEAN Centrality key to QUAD Success
With the inclusion of Australia in the 2020 Malabar Exercise, India, Japan, Australia and the United States of America have restored their quadrilateral engagement in the Indo-Pacific. The European powers like France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have begun to show interest to join the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). The proposition to expand the group …
Sustainable Future: Digital India
Digital and Sustainable India: The Digital India project is the core program of the Government of India which was launched on 1st July 2015 by PM Narendra Modi. It endeavours to metamorphose the nation into a digitally independent society, knowledge economy and self-reliance. The backbone of the program stands on three fundamental pillars: the development …
The Kangaroo Hops into Malabar
China is the Zombie of the Indo-Pacific and is not happy with the "exclusive clique" On 19th October, the Indian Ministry of Defence issued a release on the forthcoming trilateral India-U.S.-Japan Malabar exercises, noting that this year's iteration would include Australia. "As India seeks to increase cooperation with other countries in the maritime security domain …
JIMEX-2020
The 4th edition of the Biennial Naval Exercise JIMEX between Japan and India The India-Japan maritime bilateral exercise JIMEX-20, between the Indian Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), concluded on 28th September 2020. The JIMEX Exercise series started in January 2012 with an accentuation on Maritime Security Cooperation. JIMEX 2020 JIMEX (Japan Maritime …
Djibouti : The Strategic Horn of Africa
China in the Horn of Africa to ringfence and New Delhi should be worried and prepared Chinese Military Base in Djibouti (Image Credit: South China Morning Post) Djibouti is a tiny but strategically located country on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait which, is the gateway to one of the world's busiest trade routes, the Suez Canal. …
QUAD and the China Factor
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (also known as the Quad) is a strategic symposium between India, Japan, Australia, and the United States of America. It was initiated in 2007 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to establish this Asian Arc of Democracy. However, the idea couldn’t move ahead with Australia pulling out of it, ostensibly …
Polarity 