Tag: Indo Pacific
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HAL’s Tejas Rollout: A Comedy of Errors that Embarrasses India
By Major (R) Haroon Rasheed, Defense and Strategic Analyst, Member REC-ABAD. India’s defense industry has often prided itself on “indigenization” and “self-reliance,” yet time and again its flagship projects betray the gaps between rhetoric and reality. The recent spectacle by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) around the Tejas fighter aircraft has once again highlighted this uncomfortable…
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China’s Third Aircraft Carrier ‘Fujian (Type 003)’: A Giant Leap in Naval Power
This article is written by Major (r) Haroon Rasheed. China has marked a major milestone in its naval modernization with the successful maiden voyage of its third aircraft carrier, Fujian (Type 003). This new warship is currently undergoing sea trials, a crucial step before it officially enters service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).…
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U.S General warns China may ‘take advantage’ of Ukraine crisis
China may take advantage of the Ukraine crisis and do something “provocative” in Asia while Western powers are focused on defusing tensions with Russia, a U.S general warned
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F-35 crashes while landing on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea
Seven US sailors injured following a ‘landing mishap’ involving a combat F-35 aircraft on deck of a nuclear-powered US supercarrier
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US Secretary of State begins Southeast Asia tour in Indonesia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver a speech Tuesday in Jakarta on Washington’s approach to Indo-Pacific
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EU backs France after Australia backs out of France submarine deal
EU leaders rallied behind France in anger over a multibillion-dollar submarine deal with Australia that was called off after Canberra signed the AUKUS
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Biden’s Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia angers France, Europe
US President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain is angering France and the European Union