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Niharika Mandhana

ARTICLES BY NIHARIKA MANDHANA

An E-2D Hawkeye aircraft taxis on the flight deck of world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), in support of Operation Epic Fury. The US and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iran on 28 February. (Photo: US Central Command/AFP)

America’s military is focused on Iran. Its biggest challenge is China.

6 min read . 08 Mar 2026

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Pool via REUTERS)

See how a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be Japan’s problem

6 min read . 29 Dec 2025

In this photo taken on October 28, 2025, Taiwan Coast Guard officers patrol off Kinmen aboard the Coast Guard ship PP-10081. China claims all of Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring it under its control. (File Photo: AFP)

See how a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could unfold

7 min read . 07 Dec 2025

Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory and has pledged to take it, by force if necessary. (File Photo; Reuters)

How China’s new naval and air sites would aid an attack on Taiwan

4 min read . 05 Sept 2025

Analysts say the U.S. isn’t investing anywhere near enough in infrastructure, and military construction isn’t moving as fast as it needs to. (via REUTERS)

Scatter and survive: Inside US military shift to deny China ‘big, juicy’ targets

12 min read . 20 Oct 2024

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, (File Photo: Reuters)

In Beijing’s quest for control of the South China Sea, a new flashpoint emerges

4 min read . 25 Aug 2024

Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)

China is ‘prepositioning’ for future cyberattacks. The new NSA chief is worried

5 min read . 03 Jun 2024

Military members participated in a live-fire drill in the Philippines on Friday. EZRA ACAYAN/GETTY IMAGES

The dark-horse alliance racing forward to take on China

6 min read . 29 Apr 2024

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocked the way of a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in March. PHOTO: ADRIAN PORTUGAL/REUTERS

China plays tense game of ‘Russian roulette’ with US Ally

5 min read . 09 Apr 2024

The huge Hudong Zhonghua shipyard, in central Shanghai, is being relocated to Changxing Island at the mouth of the river Yangtze. PHOTO: © CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS/REUTERS

China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t.

7 min read . 13 Feb 2024

FA Chinese coast guard ship, left, with a Chinese militia vessel, right, blocks Philippine coast guard ship, (File Photo: AP)

Surge and swarm: How China’s ships control the South China Sea

7 min read . 09 Nov 2023

The BRP Sierra Madre is a marooned transport ship that serves as a Philippine military outpost. (Photo: Reuters)

China, a US ally and the fight over an old rusty ship

5 min read . 25 Oct 2023

File photo of a Chinese Navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (centre), during military drills in the South China Sea. (AFP)

Near-Collision at Sea Shows Mounting Risks in China-Philippines Dispute

3 min read . 06 Oct 2023

Narendra Modi after giving the state senate speech.

Modi’s Vision for India Rests On Six Giant Companies

9 min read . 23 Jun 2023

China’s global port investments give rise to security worries

6 min read . 13 Nov 2022

From pandemic to endemic, Singapore creates model for living with covid-19

5 min read . 01 Jul 2021

People stand in line for a temperature check outside an office building in the central business district of Singapore, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Bloomberg)

Asia suffers outbreaks where covid-19 had seemed beaten

5 min read . 19 May 2021

Officers of National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) carry a box containing the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed to the sea, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan (REUTERS)

Indonesia plane crash: What happened to the Sriwijaya Air jet?

3 min read . 13 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: A Virgin Australia Airlines plane takes off from Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo (REUTERS)

Covid-19 travel bubbles were set to restore flying but haven’t taken off

5 min read . 15 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: Ground staff of Vietnam Airlines wearing protective masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, are seen at the Danang airport in Danang city, Vietnam. (REUTERS)

Some countries are squashing the coronavirus curve. Vietnam is one

4 min read . 28 Apr 2020