The Limits of India’s Maritime Capabilities
February 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Geopolitical Futures, an examination of India’s maritime capabilities: Perhaps the most important dynamic to follow as the U.S.-China competition intensifies is U.S.-India cooperation. Beijing certainly realizes as much and understands further that the linchpin for their cooperation will be the Indian Ocean. China has been unable to project as much power there […]
Read more »India and China: Resource Rivalry
February 20th, 2023
Via the Fair Observer, commentary on the resource race between India and China: Time and time again, Indian leadership has raised issues regarding Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). Recently, Indian Defence minister Rajnath Singh once again reiterated Indian claims over POK. In the past, several cabinet ministers, including external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, have also reinstated the goal […]
Read more »China’s South Asia Troubles
February 18th, 2023
Via the Soufan Center, commentary on China’s South Asia troubles: China’s efforts to build economic and political influence in South Asia are running into significant headwinds, including with its longtime ally, Pakistan. Chinese relations with historic rival India remain tense over periodic border clashes and New Delhi’s participation in several U.S.-backed regional security groupings. Pakistani […]
Read more »Tehran Seeks Indian Investment, Activation of Chabahar Port
February 14th, 2023
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s wish for more Indian investment in, and activation around, Chabahar Port: Iran’s Ambassador to India Iraj Ilahi said Iran is looking for more investment from New Delhi and the activation of Chabahar Port. “Concerning connectivity, India and Iran are partners in Chabahar. We’re looking for investment from […]
Read more »India Finds Major Lithium Deposit: Making A Major Player In Batteries and EVs
February 13th, 2023
Via Quartz, news of an exciting lithium find in India, which immediately pushes India into the world’s top five national lithium reserves: The Indian government announced on Thursday, Feb. 10 that 5.9 million tons of lithium, a crucial mineral for the manufacturing of electric vehicles and solar panels, had been discovered in the provinces of Jammu and […]
Read more »China Bans Export of Core Solar Panel Technologies
February 2nd, 2023
Via The Asia Times, a report on China’s recent decision to ban export of core solar panel technologies: In a mirror image of what the United States has been doing with semiconductor lithography technology, China has recently amended its rules to ban the export of several core solar panel technologies in order to maintain its leading […]
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