Great keynote. The call to speak 'plainly' & 'honesty' with the Australian public on the strategic challenges was vivid. It was interesting to hear that the late James Goldrick was an inspiration - but not a surprise.ANU National Security College #andrewhastiemp
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Biden and Kishida to announce 70 agreements at 'historic' summit buff.ly/3vITZRl Two countries to co-produce weapons and align command structures.

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🚨Meet our 4 chosen Fellows for the South Asian Futures Fellowship’s Regional Residencies!

SAFF is made possible with the  generous support of FES India. The chosen Fellows will embark on a 1-month research journey in a South Asian city of their choice, collaborating…

China to develop 175 more border villages on its side of LAC facing Arunachal Pradesh. These will be in addition to the 628 “Xiaokang” (Villages) near the LAC.
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Maritime view from the Himalayas.

Celebrated National Maritime Day at Dehradun. Thanx Mariners Association, Dehradun, for the invite and opportunity.

#LATEST : An Indian Navy P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrived at Atsugi Airbase, Japan today.

The aircraft will be involved in exercises with the JMSDF to enhance interoperability. 🇮🇳🤝🇯🇵

⚓️The amphibious warships of SpokespersonNavy and U.S. Navy undertook operations as part of the ongoing #ExTigerTriumph2024 . #Kakinada . The integral craft onboard the ships were deployed to undertake various operations.

🚁Cross Deck helicopter operations were also undertaken between…

Honored to host #Ukraine FM Dmytro Kuleba last night for a discussion with CSDR experts and other esteemed members of Indian strategic community.
Candid discussion on Ukraine’s reading of India’s position on the war, and expectations of future support.

Happymon Jacob…

BIG: UK’s Littoral Response Group has reached Chennai today as part of its OSD to the Indo- Pacific region. The visit is a part of the announcement made by Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP during RM's visit to the UK in Jan where the former spoke about sending a LRG to India in '24 & a CSG in '25.

🇮🇳🇺🇲 USS Halsey (DDG-97), an Arleigh-Burke Class Guided-Missile Destroyer of the US Navy docked at Vizag today for participating in the Sea Phase of Tri-Services Bilateral Exercise 'Tiger Triumph 2024' going on between the India and US.

#INSSumitra awarded on the spot Unit Citation by Adm R Hari Kumar #CNS , for her successful conduct of Anti-Piracy Operations in the Central Arabian Sea, apprehending 11 Somali Pirates & rescuing 17 Iranian & 19 Pakistani nationals from hijacked Fishing Vessels Iman & Al Naeemi.…

Enhancing the Look West policy, should be called Act West policy now.

#ExerciseAlert : India and US will hold a Tri-Services Amphibious HADR Exercise 'Ex-Tiger Triumph '24' from 18-31st March on the Eastern Seaboard.

Assets and Personnel from all three services to feature in the fortnight long exercise. pib.gov.in/PressReleseDet…

#IndianNavy a deep dive into 3 events - Karwar expansion, MH 60R induction &INS Jatayu at Minicoy - they denote a expanding footprint in IOR.
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On India Trump and Eurasian Alliances:

Enjoyed being a participant on this episode. Always a pleasure to engage with Shiv Aroor. Capt Rajkumar has been a daring pilot and has a SC to show for it.

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The MIRV tech on the N-tipped Agni missile will allow single missile to release multiple warhead to targets locations that could be apart by a few hundred kms. The Tribune
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Indian ships INS Tir & ICGS Sarathi have reached Port Louis, Mauritius for the National Day of Mauritius taking place tomorrow. The celebrations, will take place with the Indian President Droupadi Murmu as Chief Guest.

An IN contingent will also participate in the celebrations.

The tale of the tape here is that, over the last decade, the PLA Navy outbuilt the USN in aggregate tonnage by about 25%, just over 1M tonnes of warships vs about 800K tonnes for the USN.