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Test of Endurance: Why America Will Stand By India Political platforms periodically change with every election in democratic countries, but regardless of what path India takes, its alliance with America is now solidified by numerous agreements and congressional acts. Until recently, it is not a public secret that the United States considers India as one of its most important allies in the evolving American rivalry with China in the Indo-Pacific region. In January 2021, a few days before President Donald Trump vacated the White House, his National Security Council (NSC) released a declassified...

Political platforms periodically change with every election in democratic countries, but regardless of what path India takes, its alliance with America is now solidified by numerous agreements and congressional acts.

Has America Lost Eurasia To China? | Opinion On 2/26/21 at 6:30 AM EST Joe Biden received a cool reception from Europe this month at both the Group of 7 meeting and the Munich Security Conference. "America is back," the new president declared, but no one on the Continent seemed to particularly care. Biden's efforts to reinvigorate the transatlantic alliance fell flat, especially when he talked about containing militant China. China may be a neo-totalitarian state committing genocide and other crimes against humanity while invading its neighbors with impunity, but in some quar...

The rise of China as a major economy and military power has been a major development this century. While China’s economic clout is felt across the world, it has also been aggressively pursuing a military modernization program. One study published by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies in May last year said that since 2016, China’s annual defense budget has been 7.2 to 8.1 percent of total government spending. Although China has projected its rise as peaceful, the truth is that Beijing has begun to redefine the power structure in Asia in its favor, leading ...

P Stobdan Security Analyst The disengagement in Ladakh was within expectations — classic to the India-China standoffs. But stabilising the borders could take a long time. Soon, the troops are expected to cease their forward positions on both sides of Pangong in a phased manner, which means returning to the pre-April 2020 position — the Indian Army will hold its traditional base Dhan Singh post at Finger 3 and the PLA will hold Finger 8 at Sirijab on the North Bank. A similar status quo is to be restored in the South Bank. The structures built by both sides since April 2020 will be removed...