Kashmir conflict: the Chinese warplanes and weapons used by Pakistan
China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier, and its fighter jets and missiles played a key role in last week’s military exchanges with India. Read More Here
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North Korea’s Nuclear Family
North Korea’s nuclear program has been a thorn in the side of five American presidents, sometimes approaching crisis levels, sometimes receding to secondary importance. Read More Here
Why The Kim Regime Just Won’t Die: A Primer
With a spate of missile test launches in January, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has moved back into the consciousness of the broader global community. Some observers may be asking, “You’re still here? Why?” Read More Here
Philippines Bets Brahmos Will Keep China At Bay
In a bid to reinforce its weak defenses in the South China Sea, the Philippines has issued a notice of award to India to acquire the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile in an approximate US$375 million deal. The procurement aims to provide the Philippines with three missile batteries and bolster India’s push to become a major arms exporter, including to […]
China’s Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don’t Have To Be A Sputnik Moment
China’s tests of nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon do not change the United States’ strategic calculus. China already has a sufficiently large arsenal of long-range ballistic missiles that threatens the United States with nuclear catastrophe in case of an attack. Read More Here
China’s Missile Silos And The Sino-Indian Nuclear Competition
With the new missile silos and fears of an increase in Chinese nuclear warheads, the strategic asymmetry in the Sino-Indian nuclear relationship may become more stark. Read More Here
Kim Jong Un Aims His Missiles At Biden
The great game between North Korea and the United States is heating up. North Korea test-fired a brace of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning (Maarch 25), ratcheting up tensions as diplomatic activities surrounding the Korean Peninsula gather pace. Read Here | Asia Times
How India Could Tweak China In The South China Sea
When India and Vietnam’s prime ministers held a virtual summit on December 21, the two allied leaders nominally agreed to a joint vision for peace and prosperity against the backdrop of perceived rising Chinese aggression in the wider Indo-Pacific region. Read Here | Asia Times
China Provides Tracking System For Pakistan’s Missile Programme
China has sold Pakistan a powerful tracking system in an unprecedented deal that could speed up the Pakistani military’s development of multi-warhead missiles. News of the sale – and evidence that China is supporting Pakistan’s rapidly developing missile programme – comes two months after India tested its most advanced nuclear-ready intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a […]
What China Wants From Trump
In most Asian capitals, as in Washington, Trump’s arrival in the region for an 11-day trip has prompted acute anxiety about what he might say or do. This is especially true regarding trade issues and North Korea, the two focal points of the U.S. administration’s still-nascent Asia policy. But in Beijing, Xi and the rest of the […]
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