Articles

Japan’s Engagement with ASEAN: Economic Dimension - Part I

Introduction

There are certain issues evolving in the Indo-Pacific region that are driving Japan to be drawn closer to the countries of the ASEAN grouping. The most striking example of the driver that pulls both Japan and the ASEAN closer....

November 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Maritime Security , strategic partnership , Connectivity , Fumio Kishida , international politics and diplomacy , FOIP , Kamikawa Yoko , Japan-ASEAN Summit

Will Kishida go for a snap election in Japan?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Amid speculation that Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might call for a snap election, the news of fissures in the LDP-Komeito alliance would not be a welcome prospect for the future of Japanese politics. The speculation emerged following a flu....

June 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , security threats , LDP , Komeito , Fumio Kishida , China threat , Snap election , policy differences , North Korea’s missile launch

Fumio Kishida’s Five-nation Tour: An Assessment

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

After adopting a path-breaking measure to rearm Japan in December 2022 in the wake of North Korean threat and China’s belligerence, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook a six-day, five nation tour starting with 8 January 2023 that took ....

February 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Taiwan Straits , Fumio Kishida , NPT Review Conference , Defense build-up , G-7 summit , Reciprocal Access Agreement , Indo-Pacific paradigm

Fresh Challenges for Kishida as Upper House Elections are held on 10 July

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

With less than a year in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now confronts domestic political challenge when the country’s Upper House goes to the polls on 10 July in which his ruling coalition government expects to get a majority, which....

July 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Women empowerment , SDF , LDP , Article 9 , Komeito , Fumio Kishida , Upper House , declining birth rate , collective self-defence , Japan-US alliance

Challenges that Confront South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Yoon Suk-yeol assumed the office of South Korea’s new President on 10 May and had barely settled into his new role when he found himself at the centre of an ongoing tug of war between the US and China. In a smart move, China sent Vice-President Wan....

May 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , QUAD , Kim Jong-un , RCEP , Moon Jae-in , Fumio Kishida , Yoon Suk-yeol , US-ASEAN Special Summit , Vision 3000 , Indo-Pacific Pacific Economic Forum

Fresh Challenge from North Korea with ICBM launch

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

On 24 March 2022, North Korea ended a self-imposed moratorium on testing long range missiles and launched a new kind of ICBM for the first time since 2017. The launch was seen as a challenge and to assess South Korea’s Pres....

April 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ICBM , Kim Jong-un , Joe Biden , Kim Yo Jong , EEZ , summit diplomacy , Fumio Kishida , missile launches , Hwasong-17 , nuclear warhead , abductions

Kishida in Cambodia: Seeking Convergences of interests to counter China

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Cambodia as the ASEAN Chair has been attracting attention of some important countries such as the US and Japan, both of which have shown increased willingness to work together with Cambodia in the interest of regional peace and stability. This new ou....

April 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , ASEAN , PLA , ASEAN Centrality , FTA , Fumio Kishida , Hun Sen , Ream Naval Base , Mekong region

Fumio Kishida’s Visit to India: Major Takeaways

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid a two-day official visit to India on 19-20 March 2022 for the annual India-Japan Annual Summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Damodardas Modi. This was Kishida’s first visit to India as Prime Min....

March 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Maruti Suzuki , CEPA , Fumio Kishida , ODA , Ukraine Crisis , shinkansen , DMIC , ICT

Deterring China from the South China Sea

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the strong response from the West, the world’s focus has shifted more towards China, how it behaves in the new situation. As global politics are being reset with shifting priorities by cou....

March 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , UNCLOS , PLAN , EEZ , Fumio Kishida , Russo-Ukraine conflict , ASEAN-US Summit , The Hague Court , Vladimir V Putin

Russia-Ukraine Crisis and Japan’s Response

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special military operation, seen as an invasion by the world, is an unprecedented event that has shaken the world. Though geopolitical and strategic considerations drove Putin to take this measure, his actions hav....

March 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , economic sanctions , shinzo abe , Vladimir Putin , Fumio Kishida , Hibakusha , deterrence , nuclear- sharing , Hiroshima , Nagasaki