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Deepening Defense Ties between Japan and Philippines – Implications for China and the Indo-Pacific Region
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Deepening Defense Ties between Japan and Philippines – Implications for China and the Indo-Pacific Region

The defence engagement between Japan and the Philippines in the Indo-Pacific region would contribute to balancing China’s rise and promoting a free and open regional order. The region needs more cooperation and coordination among countries that share common values and interests to ensure regional stability and security and Japan and the Philippines are two important […]

India and Japan: Driving Force for a Post-Pandemic Multipolar Asia
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India and Japan: Driving Force for a Post-Pandemic Multipolar Asia

India and Japan have a longstanding history of strong bilateral ties and have recently reaffirmed and reiterated time and again their commitment to their Special Strategic and Global Partnership.  The post-COVID-19 pandemic era is producing a new world order and has already accelerated China’s growing supremacy in the region.  East Asia has witnessed an increase […]

Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy – Scrutinizing its Dynamism and Relevance for International Security
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Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy – Scrutinizing its Dynamism and Relevance for International Security

In the contemporary situation, it is desirable to promote Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) and to stop policies that may support authoritarianism. Through the values of diplomacy and strategy, Japan is keen to develop key strategic alliances beyond the West and offer a level playing field to its strategic partners in south-east Asia, especially […]

Kishida in India: Evaluating areas of Focus and Cooperation for India and Japan
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Kishida in India: Evaluating areas of Focus and Cooperation for India and Japan

The relationship between India and Japan currently is perhaps the best it has ever been, largely because both countries have Prime Ministers who view the region and the world in very similar terms. The trade ties have remained underdeveloped when compared to India’s trade ties with China. A challenge for the government is to correct […]

Decoding the new ‘National Security Strategy’ of Japan
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Decoding the new ‘National Security Strategy’ of Japan

Japan is facing the worst security environment since the end of World War 2 in 1945. China’s unprecedented military modernization program has placed significant maritime pressure on the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea. The continuation of North Korea, in advancing its nuclear programme and the development of its ballistic missiles, has persisted under […]

Why India needs to up its game in the Indo-Pacific region
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Why India needs to up its game in the Indo-Pacific region

The geostrategic weight of the 21st century rests in the Indo-Pacific, and India would be geo-politically, geo-strategically and geographically sitting at the crossroads of Eurasia, North East Asia, and the Asian continent to dominate the region. Americans believe that the Indo-Pacific region is economically the most dynamic region which stimulates the growth and development in […]

2022 QUAD summit – Agenda, Intent, and Future goals
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2022 QUAD summit – Agenda, Intent, and Future goals

The US is going with QUAD and the countries in the region to ensure that its supply chain in critical technologies remains intact.  PM Modi’s visit has ensured that India can solicit the technologies it needs without depending on any one country. India and other democratic countries cannot afford to simply watch Chinese advances in the South […]

Japan to work in close coordination with parliaments around the world to support the cause of freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights in Tibet
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Japan to work in close coordination with parliaments around the world to support the cause of freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights in Tibet

Japan’s All-Party Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet today convened its general meeting at the House of Representatives’ office auditorium to discuss the Tibet issue and to strengthen its support to the Tibetan peoples` struggle for justice and human rights in Tibet, informs the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). 49 Japanese parliamentarians attended the meeting, says the […]