'Deep Trust': India, Australia Defense Sign Submarine Pact, Move 'Significantly' Closer | EP705

Описание: As China escalates its saber-rattling in the Indo-Pacific, India has actively sought security pacts with other regional powers, including recent agreements with Australia to provide logistical support to military aircraft and Australia-US-UK (Aukus) nuclear-powered submarines. These deals come amid questions over US President Donald Trump’s global military strategy and commitments to the region. India, Australia and the US — along with Japan — launched the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) in 2007, but how relevant is that framework in 2025? And how could these pacts help in the event of a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait? In this episode, we discuss the India-Australia friendship, naval and air logistics, the future of the Quad, and other recent security developments in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and beyond.

*Recorded on October 14, 2025 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time

Host: Yin Khvat

Our guests:

Tony Hu
Former US Department of Defense Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia

Sana Hashmi
Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Fellow

Chapters:
00:00:00 - India's Regional Security Partnerships
00:00:52 - India, Australia Reach Sub Deal
00:11:23 - Canberra, New Delhi's Friendship
00:14:35 - How Can Pacts Help During Crisis?
00:18:20 - A Non-US Security Network in Asia?
00:23:36 - Can Quad Be Relevant Under Trump?




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