Arnab Dasgupta

The Dissolution of Factions within Japan’s LDP: An Unfinished Revolution

Arnab Dasgupta |
March 06, 2024 |
Issue Brief

Assessing Japan’s Diplomacy in 2023

Japan made great strides towards developing an independent foreign policy, even as it hewed closer to the Global North’s positions on the burning issues of 2023.

Arnab Dasgupta |
December 21, 2023 |
IDSA Comments

Fukushima Wastewater Discharge: Japanese and Chinese Public Diplomacy Strategies

Japan and China are utilising parallel strategies to influence each other and the world over the latest fault-line in their contentious relationship.

Arnab Dasgupta |
November 03, 2023 |
IDSA Comments

Japan’s Supplementary Defence Budget

Japan’s new supplementary defence budget focuses on hardware, personnel and bases.

Arnab Dasgupta |
October 18, 2023 |
Issue Brief

The Okinawa Factor in Japan–China Relations

Okinawa prefecture has the potential to be a new factor affecting Japan-China relations, unless the Japanese government can manage local grievances.

Arnab Dasgupta |
August 04, 2023 |
IDSA Comments

Changing State Perception of Nuclear Deterrence in Japan and South Korea

With increasing North Korean nuclear and missile threats, and Chinese nuclear force modernisation, the prospects of indigenous nuclear weapons acquisition by Japan and South Korea cannot be ruled out.

Japan–NATO Ties: A Difficult Partnership

Japan’s proposal to host a NATO liaison office in Tokyo is facing objections from NATO members like France, who view it as a distraction from the alliance’s core task of ensuring security in Europe.

Arnab Dasgupta |
July 10, 2023 |
IDSA Comments

Takeaways from the Prime Minister’s Visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia provides glimpses of how India can best exemplify the voice of the Global South.