Tag: International Security

This report examines the development of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) in Australia and India and the case for bilateral cooperation in the undersea domain. It argues that the two national ecosystems are complementary rather than competitive, and that a phased, capability-driven partnership that begins with benign and civil applications is more likely to endure than early collaboration in sensitive undersea warfare technologies.

This report examines Australia–India anti-submarine warfare (ASW) cooperation within an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific undersea environment. It argues that meaningful, campaign-level cooperation is both achievable and strategically valuable without requiring alliance-style integration or the sharing of highly sensitive sensor architectures.  Cooperation is best structured around aligned doctrine, greater intelligence sharing, and routine operational coordination that builds the enduring relationships between the two operational-level headquarters.

India-China boundary talks suggest movement, but hard questions remain over strategic costs and concessions

Part of Workshop III on Australia–India Underwater Domain Awareness Cooperation, the submarine rescue simulation, designed by CSDR Fellow Dr. Sidharth Raimedhi, tested a joint response to an Indian submarine in distress in the Arafura Sea. The exercise examined coordination, interoperability, decision-making, and operational challenges, with participation from JFD representatives.

This report analyzes the structural asymmetry between the Indian and South Korean shipbuilding industries and the case for converting it into a durable industrial partnership. Indian scale, demand, and demography align with Korean technology, production systems, and institutional depth, and the complementarity is strong enough to support a relationship that goes beyond a commercial transaction.

The discussion examined the evolving political and strategic landscape in the United States and its implications for India. It assessed how domestic political shifts, foreign policy priorities, economic policies, and strategic competition could affect India’s interests. Experts also explored emerging opportunities and challenges for India across strategic, economic, technological, and diplomatic domains.