Articles By Titli Basu

Japan’s Strategic Calculations: Constraints and Responses

Japan’s Strategic Calculations: Constraints and Responses

By: Titli Basu | Date: 07 Feb , 2019

The fluidity in the East Asian regional order caused by the relative dilution of US primacy and the emergence of China as a great power is compelling Japan to revisit its grand strategy. Japan’s...

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A Review of India-Japan Defence Technology Cooperation

A Review of India-Japan Defence Technology Cooperation

By: Titli Basu | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 02 Sep , 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invited Japan to participate in the two defence industrial production corridors1 in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh during the Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue...

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US-North Korea Summit: Singapore Round Goes to Chairman Kim

US-North Korea Summit: Singapore Round Goes to Chairman Kim

By: Titli Basu | Date: 04 Jul , 2018

With intensified diplomacy unfolding in the Korean Peninsula since the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February, culminating into a historic summit between American President Donald Trump and North...

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India-Japan and ‘Confluence of the Two Seas’: Ten years on

India-Japan and ‘Confluence of the Two Seas’: Ten years on

By: Titli Basu | Date: 15 Sep , 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit Gujarat for the annual India-Japan bilateral summit meeting from September 13-14. The focus will primarily be on advancing the agenda...

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Japan’s Defence White Paper 2016: An Overview

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2016: An Overview

By: Titli Basu | Date: 23 Aug , 2016

Two important developments took place in Japan in August – release of annual defence white paper ‘Defence of Japan 2016’, and the appointment of right-wing leader Tomomi Inada as the new...

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Make in India and the Expanding Scope for India-Japan Defence Cooperation

Make in India and the Expanding Scope for India-Japan Defence Cooperation

By: Titli Basu | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 29 Dec , 2015

India’s Act East policy and Prime Minister Modi’s Make in India drive coincide with the shifts in the Japanese post-war security policy and the April 2014 easing of the self-imposed arms...

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