The ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas has underlined the challenges facing an ambitious initiative to build a new trade route from India through the Middle East to Europe, according to analysts. Announced at the Group of 20 summit held in India last month, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, or …

The U.S. remains laser-focused on deterring conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China doubles down on its efforts to boost its military power and engage in increasingly provocative behavior, a senior Pentagon official said Monday. Ely S. Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said as China continues to …

The South China Sea has become a problematic arena, with rising tensions between several states, mainly China and its neighbours. The conflict over this strategically important territory has evolved into a complicated and multifaceted issue. In this essay, we will look at the origins of the South China Sea conflict, …