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Quad logistics integration strengthens Indo-Pacific defense posture
Mandeep Singh The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — which comprises Australia, India, Japan and the United States — is advancing shared logistics to enhance operational readiness and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. Central to the endeavor is the Quad’s Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN), a pilot initiative to facilitate faster and more coordinated multilateral responses to natural disasters and other emergencies. The IPLN…
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Quad’s maritime domain awareness initiative strengthens Indo-Pacific security
Peter Parson The Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) continues to emerge as a vital instrument for regional security, exemplifying how Quad nations — Australia, India, Japan and the United States — can coordinate effectively without the constraints of a formal alliance. With a focus on enhancing maritime domain awareness (MDA), the IPMDA has proven important for addressing security…
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Global Commons
Indo-Pacific nations advance space traffic management amid growing orbital risks
Mandeep Singh As the Indo-Pacific experiences a surge in space activity, governments and institutions are accelerating efforts to enhance space situational awareness (SSA) to mitigate orbital congestion, manage debris and protect vital satellite infrastructure. Regional cooperation — driven by strategic imperatives and practical necessities — is emerging as a critical element of space traffic management, even in the absence of…
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Partnerships
China’s military exports perform poorly in India-Pakistan skirmish
FORUM Staff The four-day clash between India and Pakistan in early May 2025 saw intense use of high-tech drones, missiles and air defenses, but the systems imported from China produced disappointing results for the Pakistan military, analysts said. India’s airstrikes, for instance, successfully hit multiple targets within Pakistan, meaning the missiles penetrated Pakistani air defenses reliant on Chinese surface-to-air missiles.…
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Global Commons
Scramjet test another milestone in India’s hypersonic weapons development
Mandeep Singh India has taken another decisive step in hypersonic weapons development with the successful ground test of an active-cooled, scramjet subscale combustor. The test was conducted in late April 2025 at a newly commissioned scramjet facility in Hyderabad by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), part of the nation’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The evaluation demonstrated…
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Partnerships
India, Vietnam expand defense ties across land, sea, air domains
Mandeep Singh India and Vietnam are reinforcing their strategic partnership with a surge of defense activities reflecting deepening cooperation across the land, sea and air domains. The multifaceted engagements underscore the nations’ shared security concerns and mutual commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. At the heart of the relationship, which was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016,…
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Partnerships
India, Japan enhancing defense cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty
FORUM Staff India and Japan will broaden defense collaboration, including expanding joint training and exercises, to support Indo-Pacific peace and prosperity as the regional landscape becomes “more complex and uncertain rapidly.” Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met in New Delhi in May 2025 to discuss “the growing importance and necessity of enhancing cooperation,” Japan’s…
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U.K.-led Operation Highmast departs for Indo-Pacific deployment with Allies and Partners
FORUM Staff The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth Naval Base in late April 2025 to lead a multilateral deployment to the Indo-Pacific. The eight-month deployment of the U.K.’s Carrier Strike Group 2025, called Operation Highmast, will be joined by vessels and/or personnel from 13 nations, including Australia, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand,…
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Features
Prevailing Over Health and Humanitarian Challenges
Celebrating 50 Years of FORUM Dr. Sebastian Kevany. Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies To provide more effective responses to 21st century challenges in the Indo-Pacific — such as those involving health, climate, economics, cyber and maritime security — defense departments and other government agencies have knocked down silos. Branches of government look to constantly innovate and aim…
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Features
Cultivating Success
SPENCER PETERSEN/U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Active wars and regional conflicts. Mounting tensions in the South China Sea. Reverberations from a pandemic. Competition between the world’s two largest economies. Record refugee and migrant flows. The complex and emerging security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and the world require novel solutions, especially in an age of artificial intelligence (AI). Intelligence diplomacy may be…
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