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Saturday, January 31, 2026
TopicIndo-Pacific

Topic: Indo-Pacific

India-New Zealand FTA fills a long-standing economic gap

In a global environment where trade negotiations are increasingly shaped by domestic sensitivities and geopolitical caution, the pace of India-New Zealand FTA is analytically significant.

Indo-Pacific security demands a strong India-Japan relationship

Japan’s technological sophistication aligns with India’s growing blue-water reach and central geographic position. Together, they can act as a counterweight to the Chinese navy.

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

‘Germany ready to break new ground with India, develop modern defence systems’—envoy Philipp Ackermann 

At Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, Ackermann stressed on expanding security footprint in region, terming it ‘key to global stability, rules-based order & reflection of our shared future’.

Trump’s flip-flop to China’s aggression—What’s bringing India and Australia closer

Australia could serve as a bridge between European institutional expertise and Indo-Pacific realities.

India’s maritime vision is not just maturing—it’s gearing up to lead the Indo-Pacific arena

With a fresh wave of naval upgrades and smart partnerships, India is stepping up its maritime game to secure trade routes, boost stability, and carve out a leading role in the Indo-Pacific.

ASEAN, GCC ambassadors meet, explore new initiatives

The meeting at the ASEAN Headquarters Thursday discussed the progress of the ASEAN-GCC Framework of Cooperation (FOC) 2024-2028.

India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

SubscriberWrites: US starts arms race in Indo-Pacific region

The US Typhon missile deployment in Japan risks straining diplomatic ties, sparking domestic unrest, and harming Japan's economy, experts warn of broader regional instability.

Quad must fix it’s Southeast Asia gap. Engage regional mechanisms

With perceptions of a relative decline in American influence in the region taking ground, a growing strategic dilemma in Southeast Asia sets in.

On Camera

CJ Roy’s death raises an important question. Why isn’t there a time limit on tax raids?

Deterrence cannot mean institutional licence for an endlessly extensible raid. A search that extends across days, followed by seals and freezes that linger for weeks, begins to resemble a siege.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.