ion-exchange and solvent extraction system in China

China Tightens Grip on Rare-Earth Technologies After Pakistan’s Metal Deal with the U.S.

Beijing’s latest export restrictions on rare-earth extraction technologies have jolted the global minerals market, signaling a new phase in the geopolitical contest over critical resources that underpin modern defense and green technologies. The move comes after Chinese authorities learned that...
Taiwan's Hai Kun submarine

Taiwan’s Stealth Gamble: Taipei’s Underwater Defense Ambitions Tested as Stealth Submarine Project Suffers Structural and Systems Failures

Taiwan’s long-anticipated flagship submarine, the Hai Kun — meaning Narwhal — has missed a crucial sea trial deadline, casting a shadow over one of Asia’s most ambitious defense projects and exposing the limits of Taiwan’s industrial and strategic reach in...
China - US

China’s Landward Advance: Can Washington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Contain Beijing’s Expanding Influence in South Asia?

The great power contest between Washington and Beijing is playing out not just in trade tariffs and technological rivalry — it is increasingly manifesting in steel and concrete, in pipelines and ports, in the tension between sea lanes and land...
Chinese Society

China’s Waning Ascent: How the World’s Second-Largest Economy Is Rewriting Global Power Equations

For more than four decades, China was the world’s great economic miracle — a once-impoverished nation that transformed itself into an industrial and technological giant. Since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978, China’s GDP expanded at an average annual rate...
China coast guard, South China Sea

Southeast Asian States Weigh Maritime Forum as Path to Stability Amid South China Sea Tensions

In the five decades since its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has evolved from a Cold War bulwark into one of the world’s most dynamic regional organizations. From its modest beginnings in 1967, ASEAN’s ten member states—Brunei,...
Laos–China Border

Laos–China Connectivity Boost Spurs Tourism–Agriculture Nexus to Strengthen Laos’ Economic Development

When the Laos–China Railway began carrying international passengers in April 2023, few doubted it would alter the country’s development trajectory. Two years later, the 414-kilometer line has become more than just a transport link — it is reshaping Laos’ economy,...
Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets

India Fast-Tracks Jet Engine Testing with Modified Su-30MKIs, Navy Achieves Submarine Rescue Milestone

India’s defense modernization drive is entering a decisive new phase. Two separate but significant developments this month—one in the skies and the other beneath the seas—have underscored the country’s intent to cut its dependence on foreign technology while simultaneously projecting...
Indian Navy Achieves Maiden Mating with Foreign Submarines in South China Sea

Indian Navy Achieves Maiden Mating with Foreign Submarines in South China Sea

The Indian Navy has marked a major milestone by successfully achieving its first-ever “mating” with foreign submarines during an ongoing multinational exercise in the South China Sea, officials confirmed on Saturday. The complex drills were conducted under the framework of...
India’s Tejas Fighter Jets Armed with Gandiva and Meteor Missiles

Gandiva: India’s Tejas Fighter Jets Armed with Gandiva and Meteor Missiles Signal New Era of Air Superiority, Prompting Strategic Shifts in Pakistan’s Defense Posture

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is on the cusp of a transformation that could tilt the aerial balance of power in South Asia for decades to come. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has confirmed the upcoming integration of two of the...
Rafale fighter jets

Dassault’s Rafale Make-in-India Offer: A Turning Point for India’s Aerospace and Defence Future

In a development that could redefine India’s defence and aerospace trajectory, French aviation giant Dassault Aviation has offered to manufacture its Rafale fighter jets entirely in India. The plan goes far beyond token offsets or partial assembly. It envisions India...
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