Rajaram Panda

Clamour for Going Nuclear Gains Traction in South Korea

The nuclear issue has been simmering in South Korea for quite some time. During Park Chung-hee’s regime, there was a serious move to revisit the country’s nuclear option as a...

Rajaram Panda |
October-December 2025 |
Journal of Defence Studies

India and New Zealand: Emerging Challenges

Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses The book is an attempt to highlight contemporary global issues and discuss them in the context of the role of India and New...

Japan’s Disaster Response Management: Lessons for the World

Introduction

Challenges Before Japan in 2012

This Issue Brief assesses the pitfalls and opportunities as well as the likely course of action that the Japanese political leadership is going to define in the coming months.

Rajaram Panda |
January 16, 2012 |
Issue Brief

The Implications of Noda’s Visit to India

Noda’s visit to India is a demonstration of Japan’s long-term commitment to scale up India–Japan bilateral ties to a higher trajectory.

North Korea after Kim Jong-Il: Implications for East Asian Security

The demise of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on December 17, 2011 has introduced a new dimension to the security situation in Northeast Asia. The future of East Asian...

Rajaram Panda, Victoria Tuke |
January 02, 2012 |
Issue Brief

“Comfort Women” issue: A constant irritant in Japan-South Korea Relations

The issue of “comfort women” continues to haunt Japan’s relations with its neighbour, South Korea. Koreans are unable to forget the atrocities committed by the Japanese military during the long...

Rajaram Panda |
December 22, 2011 |
IDSA Comments

India’s lukewarm response to Australia’s quest for a trilateral dialogue

Though India would be keen to expand defence cooperation on a one-to-one basis with Australia, especially on counter-terrorism and maritime security issues, it is likely to remain averse to joining...

Rajaram Panda |
December 21, 2011 |
IDSA Comments

South Korea relives the Yeonpyeong attack by North Korea

The people of Yeonpyeong Island remember with trepidation the devastating attack of November 2010. Since the Cheonan incident in March 2010 and chastened by the attack last year, South Korea...