RESEARCH CLUSTER
China & South/East Asia
The China & South/East Asia cluster primarily covers issues relating to China, Japan, Korea and South-east Asian countries. Chinese politics, foreign policy and military modernization are some key research areas. One on-going project is on Chinese military modernization and its impact on Indian security. The cluster is also focusing on India-Japan relations and Japan’s Foreign Policy. A project currently underway is on the issue of piracy, terrorism and maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region. India’s evolving relations with Southeast Asian countries, especially Indonesia and Myanmar, are also being studied. An ongoing project is India’s defence and economic engagement with Southeast Asia.
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Testing Times for the Japan-US Alliance: “Secret Pact” Revealed
March 16, 2010
Notwithstanding revelations about the secret nuclear pact, the Japan-US alliance is likely to remain strong and the East Asian security order will continue to be determined by the American presence Japan unveils existence of a secret nuke pact with the US
March 16, 2010
The disclosure of this agreement is aimed at scoring political points as well as addressing the discontent among the nuclear allergic Japanese who want adherence to the non-nuclear principles in letter and sprit. The 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan Struggle: What is the future?
March 12, 2010
China has to accept that the long term solution to Tibetan discontent lies in granting greater autonomy to Tibetans instead of pursuing assimilation oriented policies. Contradictory Tendencies in the India-China Relationship: Does it help the bilateral relationship?
March 10, 2010
Contradictions in India-China relations provide the rationale for greater engagement exactly like it has done in the case of US-China relations. Hatoyama Battles to Wrest Control Power from the Bureaucrats
March 2, 2010
With Hatoyama’s determination to wrest policymaking power from bureaucrats in full swing, Japan is likely to witness an intense battle between the political masters and the powerful bureaucrats for supremacy. China's Regime Politics: Character and Condition
January 2010
Specialists on Chinese studies are divided on whether or not China is moving towards democracy. Many scholars forcefully argue that China by now is fairly democratic. Hurdles Ahead for Japan as the APEC Chair
February 25, 2010
With APEC accounting for half the world’s global economic output and 44 per cent of its trade value, Japan’s role in creating a region wide free-trade zone and developing a strategy for economic growth of the Asia Pacific is expected to be decisive for the world economy. Tension in the Korean Peninsula escalates again
February 15, 2010
The delicately maintained peace in the Korean peninsula once again looks fragile in the wake of the war of words and exchange of artillery fire along the disputed western sea border in January 2010.  |
