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China Blocks US Aircraft Carrier John C. Stennis Access To Hong Kong Port ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- MINA)

USS John C. Stennis ( Image credits- Flickr / United States Navy) Source- Eurasia Review Author- MINA  China has denied a US request for an aircraft carrier group led by USS John C. Stennis to make a port visit to Hong Kong, the US State Department said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports. Pentagon spokesman, Commander Bill Urban, said another US warship, the USS Blue Ridge, was currently in Hong Kong on a stop-over and the US expected that to continue. Urban added that the request for a Hong Kong visit by the carrier and its strike group, which have been patrolling the South China Sea, was recently denied, despite a “long track record of successful port visits to Hong Kong.” The Chinese government, as well as the country’s embassy in Washington did not comment. The warship requested a port call permit early on Thursday. The South China Morning Post newspaper, citing the Chinese Foreign Ministry, reported that port calls by US warships and m

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Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk ready for Sindhukesari ( Source- Russia & India Report / Credits- Alexander Yemelyanenkov, RIR)

Credits-  http://www.losbarcosdeeugenio.com/credit_en.html Source- Russia & India Report Author- Alexander Yemelyanenkov , RIR Another diesel-electric submarine owned by the Indian Navy, the Sindhukesari, will be in the Zvezdochka ship repair centre for repairs in Russia later this summer. It is being awaited at the Severodvinsk centre, where five similar Russian- built submarines of the Indian Navy were earlier sent to undergo repairs and modernization. The India Embassy in Moscow sent a delegation headed by the naval attaché Commodore Tarun Sobti recently for an inspection visit to Severodvinsk, RIR has learnt. The authorized Indian representatives have checked the enterprise’s industrial and consumer sites for readiness to receive the Sindhukesari diesel-electric submarine for repair. During the visit, Sobti examined the ship lifting facilities and main production plants, which will be involved in the repair of the Indian submarine, Eugene Gladyshev, offici

America's Navy Is Spread Too Thin ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Nikolas K. Gvosdev)

USS America, LHA-6 ( Credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Navy) Source- The National Interest Author-  Nikolas K. Gvosdev Earlier this month, I had the privilege of being on a panel as part of the Naval War College’s Regional Alumni Symposium, discussing the strategic importance of the Black Sea region, along with Michael Kofman of the Center for Naval Analysis and Chris Marsh of the School of Advanced Military Studies. After all, as Marsh noted, the Black Sea is assuming much greater importance as part of China’s ambitious “one road, one belt” system, designed to link the Asia-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic worlds—a point made graphically clear by Parag Khanna’s “connectography” maps, while Kofman called attention to Russia’s new power-projection capabilities emanating from Crimea. Yet for all our eloquence in calling for the Black Sea to assume greater importance in American strategic thinking, equally compelling cases were being made for why additional U.S. attention

Is it Obvious Why India Cares About Nuclear Weapons? (Source- The Diplomat / Author- Robert Farley)

Agni Missile ( Credits- Wikimedia Commons / Antônio Milena (ABr)) Source- The Diplomat Author- Robert Farley Do states acquire weapons because of security needs or out of a desire for prestige? Analysts have asked this question about a wide range of weapons, including advanced fighter jets, nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, battleships, and (perhaps most importantly) nuclear weapons. On the prestige side, nuclear weapons convey modernity, power, and a spot in the “room where it happens”–particularly prestigious because the room only holds a few countries. On the security side, nuclear weapons can provide a last ditch alternative against a superior foe. The question of weapons and prestige has bedeviled political scientists and the answer seems to be: “Both, but more of one or the other under particular circumstances.” Recent work by Jayita Sarkar (reviewed by Sumit Ganguly) helps contribute to this question, at least in the context of India’s pursuit of nuclear wea

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Conflicting reports on Russian sale of S-400 to India ( Source- Russia & India Report / Author- RT.COM)

S-400 Triumf ( Credits- Wikimedia Commons / Соколрус) Source- Russia & India Report Author- RT.COM Russia and India are yet to sign a contract for the supply of advanced S-400 air defence systems, a senior Russian official said in response to an Indian claim, which said the deal was already signed. “The contract has not been signed yet,” the head of Russian state-owned technology giant Rostec Sergey Chemezov said. Earlier Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for Defence Production of India, said the deal was already signed. Singh is attending an international security forum in Moscow. Russia's Defence Ministry has not yet commented on the reports. The S-400 is the latest and most advanced of the long-range surface-to-air missiles produced by Russia. The Russian military is the only operator of the system, but China and India are expected to be the first foreign nations to receive it. Media reports in 2015 said that India wants to buy five S-40

Will Beijing's South China Sea 'Land Creation' Lose it the Peace? ( Source- The National Interest / Author- James Goldrick)

Image credits- VOA Source- The National Interest Author- James Goldrick China's leadership faces difficult decisions in the South China Sea. China is at some risk of achieving what it sees as a military success at the price of losing the peace. There is increasing evidence that its land creation (for they are not 'reclamation') activities in the South China Sea are developing a network of bases that will support fixed sensors, such as radars and underwater arrays, as well as the operations of air and seaborne surveillance units. The cumulative effect intended by Chinese planners appears to be to make it too dangerous during a conflict for other nations, most notably the US, to conduct significant military operations in the area, whether on, under or over the South China Sea; and certainly to make sure that none will go undetected in peacetime. China's goal is to be able to regard the sea areas south of Hainan Island as a safe haven for its naval f

Moscow and Tehran re-look at bilateral strategy ( Source- Russia & India Report / Authors- Sergey Strokan, Maxim Yusin, Kommersant)

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Hamed Malepkour Source- Russia & India Report Author-  Sergey Strokan , Maxim Yusin , Kommersant Once sanctions over Iran were lifted earlier this year, Russia strongly activated its contacts with the Iranian administration. Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani's ended a visit to Moscow on April 20, while the Russian capital is set to host Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan later this week. Despite these pas-de-deux and apparent honeymoon, Russia and Iran's approaches to a series of issues are increasingly different. The Iranian speaker appeals to Moscow and Eurasia Parliamentary Speaker Larijani ended his first visit to Moscow after sanctions on Tehran were lifted amidst unusual circumstances last week. The main objective of his visit was to participate in the first conference of parliamentary speakers of Eurasian countries. Revoking sanctions against Iran: gainers and losers "We see crises

Is China A Neocolonial Power In Africa? – Analysis ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- Alvin Cheng- Hin Lim)

Silk Route (Image credits- Wikimedia Commons) Source- Eurasia Review Author- Alvin Cheng- Hin Lim China-bashing has predictably reemerged as a familiar theme in the current 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, with the frontrunners of both parties attacking China for having committed a myriad of alleged outrages against U.S. interests.1 Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, is of special interest, as she had prominently accused China of engaging in neocolonialism in Africa during her 2011 visit to Zambia in her position at the time as U.S. Secretary of State.2 The Chinese have not forgotten this slight, and the state-owned Xinhua news agency recently published an opinion piece critiquing Clinton’s accusation of China’s alleged neocolonialism, concluding that: “Accusing China of being a neo-colonialist in Africa puts the biased West in an absurd scenario where the robber acts like the cop.”3 As I recounted last year, China has indeed been very active with its va

Japan Won't Build Australia's Submarines (But That's Not a Win for China) ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Sam Roggeveen)

HMAS Rankin (Credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Navy) Source- The National Interest Author-  Sam Roggeveen So Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbll has announced that the next generation of Australian submarines will be built by French firm DCNS. The big political story is that this announcement will help secure the Government a number of South Australian seats in the upcoming election. The big strategic story is not so much who won this bid but who lost it: Japan. The Interpreter has debated exhaustively the strategic implications of this decision: would a sub deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industry bring us closer to Japan? Would we form a quasi-alliance that might entangle us in Japan’s increasingly fractious relationship with China? What does that mean for our China-exposed trading industry? Over coming days we may well see stories emerge of Chinese relief at this decision, and maybe even implications that Australia has buckled to Chinese pressure not to choose

Changing The Legal Status Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles – OpEd ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- Reza Nasri)

Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile Source- Wikimedia Commons / Hossein Velayati) Source- Eurasia Review Author- Reza Nasri After the conclusion of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a major change has taken place in the legal status of “Iran’s missile activities,” which has received less attention from critics of President Hassan Rouhani at home. Before JCPOA, Iran’s missile activities were considered “illegal” both from the viewpoint of the “international law” and from the standpoint of the United States’ domestic legal system and within both legal frameworks, “violators” were exposed to heavy punishments. However, following the nuclear agreement, Iran’s missile activities have been rendered “legal” within framework of international law and are now considered illegal solely under domestic laws of the United States (which no country, including Iran is obligated to follow suit with). This development is considered a

India and Vietnam Can Rescue Asia's Balance of Power ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Sylvia Mishra)

Indian Prime Minister meeting his Vietnamese Counterpart ( Credits- Wikimedia Commons / Narendra Modi Official) Source- The National Interest Author- Sylvia Mishra India no longer hides its aspirations of playing an active political and security role in the Asia-Pacific. For political and commercial reasons, the region is critical to India’s strategic thinking. But India’s may not be able to deftly integrate itself in the region, due to lack of consistent political will, steady military modernization and the galloping pace of the regional economy. However, New Delhi has been slowly expanding its strategic and economic heft through its Act East policy, blue-water navy and multilateral diplomacy. In the evolving security context of the Asia-Pacific, one country that is key to India’s sustained presence and role is Vietnam. In the last few years, Hanoi’s diplomatic profile has grown in New Delhi’s strategic calculus. At the intersection of India’s Act East policy and Vi