Rajaram Panda
Piracy, Maritime Terror and Policy Response
Chair: Amb. Arjun Asrani
Discussants: Dr. Vijay Sakhuja and Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra
North Korea continues to defy the world
True to its planned schedule, North Korea defied warnings from the international community on 5 April 2009, launching a rocket capable of reaching Alaska and Hawaii.
North Korea in International Limelight over its Space Development Programme
North East Asia’s fragile peace is being threatened by North Korea’s planned launch between 4 and 8 April over Japanese territory of a communication satellite.
Injecting New Dynamism in US-Australia Ties
Labour Party Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, has been in office for nearly one and a half years after his unexpected victory over John Howard in late 2007.
Volatility in Japanese Politics Intensifies following fundraising Scandal
Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan and projected to be the man most likely to become Japan’s next prime minister, has become dangerously entangled in an illegal political
Obama’s New Engagement Policy Towards Japan
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent four-stop swing through Asia – Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China – in her first tour as Secretary of State represented a strong new beginning for A
Obama’s Likely Policy Towards North East Asia
Expectations are high in Japan, both in the general public and amongst the elite, after Democrat Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the American Presidency.
