Arpita Mathur

One of the most notable attempts by Japan towards fostering regionalism in recent years has been through its active and positive participation in the East Asia Summit (EAS), envisioned to...

• Arpita Mathur |
• September 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis

The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are one of the variables of the distinctly pacifist security policy Japan has followed ever since the end of the war. Japan's ongoing 'normalisation' involves an...

• Arpita Mathur |
• September 2007 |
• Strategic Analysis

Contemporary Japanese nationalism is the principal force behind Japan's gradual shift towards 'normal' statehood and what has been called as 'reluctant realism'. The nature and content of this nationalism is,...

• Arpita Mathur |
• January 2007 |
• Strategic Analysis

The recent nuclear test carried out by North Korea in defiance of warnings by the international community has significantly raised Japan’s security concerns. The test conducted on October 9, 2006...

• Arpita Mathur |
• October 2006 |
• Strategic Analysis

Japanese foreign policy and security perceptions have undergone a perceptible and steady change over the past decade, especially under the leadership of former Prime Minister Koizumi (2001-2006). Its support for...

• Arpita Mathur |
• July 2006 |
• Strategic Analysis

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) – which has dominated Japanese politics for the past fifty years, swept the recent snap polls called by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in August...

• Arpita Mathur |
• July 2005 |
• Strategic Analysis

Japan’s relations with India are at crossroads, even as we recently completed 53 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties. The visit of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi recently as...

• Arpita Mathur |
• June 02, 2005 |
• IDSA Comments

The US-Japan security arrangements have formed one of the most significant pillars of Japan’s security strategy ever since the end of the Second World War. However, what is noteworthy is...

• Arpita Mathur |
• October 2004 |
• Strategic Analysis