The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the central theatre of contemporary geopolitics, linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans and encompassing some of the world’s most economically dynamic and strategically significant states. This article examine...
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe unveiled a strategic framework for a free and open Indo-Pacific in 2016 which since 2017 has been propagated as the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy. With Southeast Asia being at the heart...
Shinzo Abe, the recently assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister, is remembered for his astute leadership and had many impeccable achievements to his legacy. One among those was to kickstart the Japanese military modernization and upgra...
Dead perturbs people, it brings out the pain and the feeling of loss. Globally, there are rare occasions when people love and follow a leader so dearly. On 8th July 2022, the world experienced immense pain and loss as Former Prime Minister ...
In the next few days, India would be hosting the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from 19 March 2022 to 20 March 2022. It has to be understood that India and Japan already share a long-lasting friendship and since 2000s, both the count...
The pandemic has hit countries in more ways than one. Economy has been the core sufferer following the lockdown that prevailed throughout the world. The states are on their way to revamp their economy and infrastructure. However, this reviv...
The region of East Asia has become an epicentre of conflicts primarily because of China’s growing military dominance and North Korea’s increasing missile arsenals. These efforts of China and North Korea are leading the region of East Asia t...
Japan had been struggling with low economic growth for some time before the pandemic forced countries around the world to impose lockdowns meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and protect lives. Herein the impact of state of emerg...
Japan in response to an assertive Beijing and a belligerent Pyongyang on its doorstep has stepped up engagement in the region through military assistance. However, to fully comprehend what drives Tokyo’s aid, we need to recognize the role m...
Historically, space has been the exclusive domain for the government and multinational projects, although this situation has been altered by the increasing ventures of the private sector dubbed as the ‘New Space’. New Space is basically the...
The formation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) was a response to the geopolitical rise of China with its increased aggressiveness and the resulting threat perception to maritime security and the rules-based liberal world order....
Japan and Germany conducted their first ever “2 plus 2 dialogue” on 13th April 2021, albeit in virtual mode due to the raging pandemic. This comes after Germany announced that its frigate “Bayern” will set sail for the South China Sea in Au...
