China’s National Nature Reserves in the South China Sea
The National Nature Reserve construction over a disputed feature, as part of the South China Sea, is the latest development in China’s South China Sea policy.
NIICE · 10 September 2025
Category: INDO-PACIFIC AFFAIRS
India’s Healthcare Outreach to Fiji
All things considered, relations between India and Fiji share a robust historical past and a glorious recent present.
NIICE · 30 August 2025
The India–China “U-Turn”: Reset or Strategic Pause?
Unless New Delhi can turn this moment into real leverage - guaranteed commitments, exploited vulnerabilities, and more broadly, Indo-Pacific-oriented diplomacy, we are likely to find ourselves…
NIICE · 24 August 2025
MCC Resumes in Nepal: Roads, Power, and Geopolitics
The resumption of the MCC-Nepal compact represents more than a financial injection; it is a test of Nepal’s ability to harness international partnerships for national transformation.
NIICE · 23 August 2025
India’s Blue Economy and the South Asian Dilemma: Sustainability or Geopolitics?
The region will have to choose: will the blue economy form a connective tissue or a new fault line between prosperity and dependency?
NIICE · 21 August 2025
Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won’t Map the Future
Medcalf’s Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won’t Map the Future is a significant addition to the scholarship of the Indo-Pacific.
NIICE · 1 August 2025
The Game of Cobalt Mining in the Indian Ocean Region
The competition for cobalt mining within IOR is a reflection of the very nature of global transformation. The scramble needs a delicate balance between geostrategic goals…
NIICE · 28 July 2025
Algorithmic Bias and the Politics of Justice: Toward Equitable AI Governance in the Indo-Pacific
If the Indo-Pacific is to lead the world in democratic, equitable technology governance, it must begin by asking not merely what AI can do—but for whom,…
NIICE · 16 July 2025
Mineral Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: QUAD cooperation for Supply Chain Resilience
6 July 2025 , NIICE Commentary 11422 Kaveri Jain The global demand for critical minerals has surged in tandem with the rapid expansion of industries such…
NIICE · 6 July 2025
India’s Maritime Incidents: Policy Insights
FOCs registered ships need to be carefully monitored in terms of the substances they carry for coastal and maritime environment safety.
NIICE · 22 June 2025