Articles

Overview of Geopolitics in 2022 and Looking at 2023

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Year 2022 saw the organizing principles of the international system become more fragmented even with facade of multilateral summitry. Despite US unipolar moment receding, China’s ascendancy has yet to translate into US decline. With absence of ....

January 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Russia , War , Xi Jinping , trade , Ukraine , Joe Bidden , Biden , Abe , multipolarity , Geo economics

A Tribute to Late Shinzo Abe

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason I am ready to give everything for Japan.” - Shinzo Abe (wrote in 2012) Shinzo Abe would go on to give his all to Japan a decade later....

July 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Japan , Samvad , JINF , Abe , VIF

Is Japan’s LDP changing?

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

There is a change afoot in the normally placid politics of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which governs Japan. On Friday 17 September, four candidates emerged with varied views. This includes two women candidates. Their multiple candidacies, ....

September 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Covid , LDP , Abe , Suga , Kono , Kishida , Takaichi , Noda , Party elections

Who after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

In an unexpected turn of events on Sept 03, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced to media that he intended to step down as Prime Minister and would withdraw his candidacy from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential elections due September....

September 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Taiwan , Abe , Suga , Kono , Kishida , Ishiba , Takaichi , LDP Factions , Lower House

Combating COVID-19: Challenges before Suga

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

As the cases of coronavirus surge in Japan, particularly in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for a month as a robust measure to fight the virus infections. Coming ....

January 14, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Coronavirus , Vaccines , Olympics , Emergency , Nikai , Abe , financial subsidy , bars and restaurants , centenarians , medical and health care system