Rajaram Panda
If the political infighting continues, Japan will be left rudderless and the gigantic task of reconstruction will get complicated.
April 20, 2011
Rajaram Panda
After the threat level for the Fukushima plant was raised from 5 to 7, Japan’s claims about the situation getting stabilised are being received with a degree of scepticism.
April 18, 2011
Rajaram Panda
In the wake of Fukushima Japan may place greater emphasis on LNG and renewable sources of energy like solar and hydro power.
March 24, 2011
Preeti Nalwa
Japan’s tryst with the atom, from Hiroshima to Fukushima, has been ruinous in both its avatars - its use in weapons and in energy.
March 22, 2011
R N Das
The relationship between China and Japan has taken a positive turn in the wake of Japan’s national disaster.
March 22, 2011
Aditi Malhotra
Even as Japan has become increasingly reliant on nuclear energy, its nuclear safety record has not been very satisfactory.
March 22, 2011
Rajaram Panda
Opposition parties are wary of assuming responsibility for the Kan administration’s crisis management and national reconstruction efforts.
March 21, 2011
Kapil Patil and P K Sundaram
The possibility of situation worsening can not be ruled out. However, it would be counter-productive to create panic by speculating only worst case scenario.
March 18, 2011
P. K. Gautam and Shamshad A. Khan
While earthquake resistant buildings and safety of dams and nuclear plants are important, orderly public behaviour under stress, as demonstrated by the Japanese people, is also vital.
March 18, 2011
Rajaram Panda
The Prefectures affected the most are Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki, which represent about 7 per cent of Japan’s economy and house steel plants, oil refineries, nuclear power plants and factories manufacturing parts for cars and electronic goods.
March 18, 2011
Rajaram Panda
Japan is in a state of panic as the situation in the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to intensify.
March 18, 2011
Shamshad A. Khan
As Japan grapples with a “nuclear emergency situation” a domestic debate has begun about whether a quake -prone country should rely on nuclear power.
March 16, 2011
Rajaram Panda
The tsunami triggered by the quake swamped Sendai’s coast, picking up cars, ships and houses as it furiously surged three miles inland.
March 16, 2011