As the Pakistan-led AMAN 2025 multinational naval exercise concluded this week in the Arabian Sea, its significance extends far beyond the official narrative of “Together for Peace.” While the exercise brought together over 60 participating nations, including the United States, China, and Bangladesh, its deeper geopolitical ramifications highlights China’s growing influence in South Asia’s maritime security architecture. At first glance, […]

India’s AI-powered military transformation is redefining modern warfare, reshaping defence operations, and redefining how battles are fought. In recent years, the Indian military has embarked on a transformative journey by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its operational framework. This technological evolution is reshaping modern warfare, particularly along sensitive borders with China and Pakistan, where enhanced surveillance and rapid threat assessment […]

La Chine a ajouté la route maritime du Nord au mégaprojet de l’initiative «La ceinture et la route» pour relier les deux extrémités du continent eurasien, les deux routes constituant la jugulaire commerciale chinoise que les États-Unis tentent de couper.

The Taliban has for years presented a united front to the outside world and kept a tight lid on dissent within its ranks. But unprecedented displays of discord have laid bare the rifts in the secretive militant group and exposed an intensifying power struggle. The internal divisions could spill over into violence, experts warn, and trigger a new civil war […]

On January 31, 2025, the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) asserted that, if Indians respect Naga history, the Nagas would reciprocate tenfold. Speaking at the NSCN-IM’s 46th Raising Day celebrations, ‘vice chairman’ Tongmeth Wangnao highlighted two key official recognitions of Naga sovereignty – first in 2002 at an Amsterdam meeting and later in the 2015 […]

On February 9, 2025, inflicting significant losses on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) comprising District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel, shot dead at least 31 Maoists in an encounter in a forest area between the Maddeda-Farsegarh border in the Indravati National Park area in the Bijapur District of […]

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the US on February 12 and 13 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the United States from February 12 to 13 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. The visit is very important in as much as it has to address certain key issues which will define India’s place […]

Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s working visit to four countries in Europe and the World Economic Forum participation in January remains a mission to deepen the economic framework and a strategic initiative to strengthen the capacity for economic and diplomatic friendshoring, in boosting Malaysia’s fallback options. This effort aims to expand the nation’s economic interdependence and market networks, in […]

Russia’s grand geo-economic plans in this part of Eurasia are dependent on the resolution of these tensions, while China’s will continue being advanced regardless of whatever happens with them. Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert Khorev told TASS over the weekend that his country supports Pakistan and Afghanistan’s respective counter-terrorism efforts. He then added that it encourages both of them to […]

Data Cutoff: February 4, 2025 The China–Taiwan Weekly Update is a joint product from the Institute for the Study of War and the American Enterprise Institute. The update supports the ISW–AEI Coalition Defense of Taiwan project, which assesses Chinese campaigns against Taiwan, examines alternative strategies for the United States and its allies to deter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression, […]