Articles

Japan’s Engagement with ASEAN: Security Dimension- Part II

From the two successive visits of Kamikawa and Kishida to the ASEAN region in quick time, it transpires that Japan now accords extra importance to the region as strategic environment has turned volatile. Japan’s economic engagement with the countri....

November 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Maritime Security , SDF , international politics and diplomacy , RAA , OSA , Japan’s pacifism , disaster management

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

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

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

Escalation of Conflict Feared after Tsai’s Visit to the US

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The Taiwan issue again entered a new geopolitical churn when Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met the US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on 5 April 2023, provoking Beijing to issue a sharp rebuke. This was the highest-profile meeting of an....

April 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , South China Sea , Taiwan Strait , military drills , international politics and diplomacy , war games , threat to use force , Japan’ concern , ASEAN’s dilemma

Xi Jinping’s Growing Bonhomie with Saudi Arabia: Implications

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

There is a geopolitical reset centring in the Middle East where the US influence seems to have waned while China’s clout shows sign of growing. This assertion is backed by the development when the Chinese President Xi Jinping after securing an unpr....

December 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , BRI , MBS , international politics and diplomacy , Khashoggi , oil diplomacy , repositioning global order

Assessing Vietnam Communist Party Chief Trong’s Visit to China

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In a major diplomatic move following the precedent-breaking and historic third five-year term as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the recently concluded 20th National Congre....

November 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , Colour Revolution , international politics and diplomacy , Trong , Da Nang , Cam Ranh Bay , peaceful evolution , swing state

Diplomatic Engagements by Stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific Region

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In past three months or so there has been a flurry of diplomatic activities in the Indo-Pacific region with top leaders visiting countries with a view to deepen the strategic relations and promote understanding on a host of bilateral and regional iss....

June 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Shangri-la dialogue , Joe Biden , Scott Morrison , summit diplomacy , international politics and diplomacy , Anthony Albanese , South Pacific islands , Koko Widodo

Is Biden Serious about Defending Taiwan from the Chinese Threat?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has dramatically altered the geopolitics of the world. When Russia’s Foreign Minister warned of the possibility of a nuclear war and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces at an e....

June 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Sabre-rattling , NATO , One-China policy , flashpoint , international politics and diplomacy , strategy of denial , strategic ambiguity

Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy