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Comprehensive Analysis · 20 ReportsThe Indo-Pacific & China-Taiwan Strategic Hub
From the Taiwan Strait to the Andaman Sea, from Quad submarines to rare-earth supply chains — every dimension of the great-power contest reshaping Asia, and where India’s strategic autonomy fits between them. Military, diplomatic, and market analysis from The Eastern Strategist.
20Reports in this Hub
4Quad Members
$112.16BIndia-China Trade Gap
100%US Tariff on China-Linked Drones
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Taiwan Strait Flashpoint
3 Reports
Escalation Risk
Taiwan Nuclear Risk: Why a Conflict With China Could Escalate Quickly
An IIIS-cited assessment of how a Taiwan Strait conflict could cross the nuclear threshold faster than most strategists assume.
Grey Zone
Taiwan-China Coast Guard Standoff Raises Pressure in the Taiwan Strait
Beijing’s growing use of coast guard pressure tactics around Taiwan, and what it signals short of open conflict.
Technology
From India to Taiwan, Asia’s Autonomous Warfare Race Is Accelerating
Robot dogs, autonomous drones and AI-enabled systems are transforming how Asian powers prepare for future conflicts.
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US-China Great Power Contest
4 Reports
Supply Chains
The Hidden Front in the Trump-China Summit: Rare Earths, Missiles and Supply Chains
The critical-minerals battle quietly reshaping the US-China relationship behind the summit headlines.
Trade Weapon
Trump Signed a 100% Tariff Weapon 5 Days Before Xi Landed. Neither Man Mentioned It
A frozen $14 billion arms package, a rolled-over trade truce, and a law that could reshape sanctions leverage overnight.
India’s Position
Trump-Xi Summit: The G2 Drift and India’s Strategic Autonomy
What a US-China G2 drift would mean for India’s long-standing strategic-autonomy doctrine.
Truce Watch
Tariffs, Rare Earths and the 10 November Clock
Whether the Trump-Xi summit can keep a fragile trade truce alive past its 10 November deadline.
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Maritime Domain & Chokepoints
3 Reports
Digital Infrastructure
Indian Ocean Subsea Cable Geopolitics
How India, China and the West are fighting for control of the world’s undersea data routes.
Seabed Warfare
The Invisible War: Why Undersea Cables Are the Indo-Pacific’s Biggest Target
While warships patrol the surface, the real contest for regional dominance runs along the seabed.
Grand Strategy
The Ocean That Will Decide the Century
Why the waters between Africa and Australia matter more to this century’s balance of power than most people realise.
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Alliance Architecture — Quad, AUKUS & Pacific Partners
3 Reports
Undersea Deterrence
Project-77, AUKUS and the Quad: Complementary Pillars of Indo-Pacific Undersea Deterrence
How submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles and seabed sensors are reshaping the region’s strategic balance.
Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands Forum 2026: China vs India in Palau
China, India and France compete for Pacific loyalties as the Forum meets amid the Cook Islands election and New Caledonia’s status.
HADR Diplomacy
The Next Indo-Pacific Contest Won’t Be Fought. It Will Be Responded To
From Operation Brahma to theatre commands and Quad logistics — India’s disaster-response edge as strategic currency.
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India-China Border & Military Balance
4 Reports
Border Trade
Modi-Xi Summit 2026: How India Leveraged LAC Deterrence Against China’s $112.16 Billion Trade Asymmetry
Prime Minister Modi paired verified LAC disengagement with structural demands to compress India’s trade deficit.
GEOINT
China’s Xiaokang Villages Along Arunachal Pradesh: What the Satellite Imagery Shows
Open-source satellite analysis of a decade of dual-use infrastructure growth along the Line of Actual Control.
Air Power
Countering the PLAAF’s J-20s at the LAC: Inside India’s Puttaparthi AMCA Production Hub
India’s fifth-generation fighter programme and its role in the LAC air-power balance against China’s J-20.
Counter-Stealth
The YLC-8B Radar F-35 Stealth Threat: What Iran Revealed
A Chinese-origin radar’s real-world performance against a US F-35 — and what it implies for the region’s stealth calculus.
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South China Sea & Technology Power
2 Reports
Defence Exports
How India’s BrahMos Missile is Changing the Game in the South China Sea
A $375 million BrahMos battery now sits with the Philippine Marine Corps — and a bigger order is coming.
Semiconductors
Pax Silica: The Quiet Formation of an AI-NATO
Why the next global alliance system may be built around semiconductors and compute power, not military treaties alone.