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China’s Multi-Domain Pressure: Indian Air Marshal and Philippine Admiral Break It Down

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India is seeking deeper defense ties with ASEAN as face-offs with Chinese forces continue along the disputed India–China border in Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi says Chinese troops have deviated from established patrolling patterns, while Indian officials are increasingly linking those land-border tensions to wider concerns over Chinese pressure in the South China Sea, East China Sea and around Taiwan. At the same time, India is positioning itself as a more active security partner for Southeast Asia through the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus, expanding defense exports and systems such as BrahMos, which has already been sold to the Philippines and is gaining further interest across the region. Can India turn its strategic autonomy into a more credible security role for ASEAN? In this episode, we examine the continuing India–China border friction, India’s growing air and maritime cooperation with Southeast Asia and what closer India–ASEAN defense ties could mean for the Philippines, Taiwan and the wider Indo-Pacific. *Recorded on October 29, 2026 at 4pm Taiwan Standard Time Host: Wen-Ti Sung Producer: Suvam Pal Videographer: Celest Kao Our guests: Diptendu Choudhury - Retired Air Marshal and Former Commandant of India’s National Defence College Rommel Jude Ong - Retired Rear Admiral and Former Philippine Navy Vice Commander Liou To-hai - National Chengchi University College of International Affairs Adjunct Distinguished Professor