Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article ‘Tokyo to Delhi: The Post-Pandemic Blueprint’ was published in Hindustan Times on 19 March, 2022.
As Yoon Suk-yeol takes charge amid global disorder and deep domestic divide, his legacy will be defined by how well he succeeds in effectively walking the talk of positioning Seoul front and centre in shaping a rules-based order in Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio gave a resolute call for pursuing “realism diplomacy for a new era” in his Diet deliberations. How strategically innovative and politically effective will it prove in pursuing Tokyo’s national interests in the US–China–Japan calculus?
Japan is manifesting refreshing confidence drawing from its resolve to push the envelope of positive pacifism while determining the strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article ‘As Tokyo Sharpens its Economic Security Strategy, Has Seikei Bunri Run its Course?’ has been published in 'Australian Outlook' (Australian Institute of International Affairs) on November 11, 2021.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article ‘Previewing India-Japan Relations under PM Kishida’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on November 10, 2021.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article ‘Kishida in Kantei: What can the Indo-Pacific partners expect from Japan?’ has been published in Hindustan Times on September 30, 2021.
With House of Representatives’ four-year term ending in October, and a general election lined up in Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party needs a leader who demonstrates statesmanship, political vision, boldness in imagining innovative policy responses, and who enjoys popular support.
The COVID-19 pandemic has situated the policy conversation on economic security at the centre stage of national security calculus not just in US and Europe but also in Japan. For Japan, it would entail attaining “strategic autonomy” in critical supply chains at the national level, and pursuing “strategic indispensability” at the global level.
Two key elections are approaching in Japan. As Prime Minister Suga seeks public mandate with just one year's report card amidst a pandemic, his political future is contingent on rapid inoculation and a successful Olympics.
Scaling-up Seoul’s Game in the Indo-Pacific
As Yoon Suk-yeol takes charge amid global disorder and deep domestic divide, his legacy will be defined by how well he succeeds in effectively walking the talk of positioning Seoul front and centre in shaping a rules-based order in Indo-Pacific.