Comment & Briefs

Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir has continued to remain communal, even as ‘secular’ justifications for acts of terror are being professed in the information domain.

The opportunities for digital vaccines as tools to address modern-day chronic health problems are immense.

The French withdrawal from Mali exacerbates the regional security situation.

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.

The Quad has cautiously carved out a practical and cooperative agenda on issues of cybersecurity.

The exit of Western oil companies from energy projects in the Russian Far East provides opportunities for India to enhance its stakes in these projects.

The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges.

The new Labor Party government in Australia is likely to show continuity on AUKUS and Quad initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, while policy approaches on Pacific Islands and China, as also on climate change, may get a re-look.

Beijing’s pushback against the Washington-backed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is likely to result in an intense regional geo-economic competition.

The change in Turkey’s foreign policy approach in West Asia underlines a desire on part of Ankara to eschew confrontationist politics.