The Strategic Relevance of Okinawa
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The debate over the necessity of US troops and bases in Okinawa Prefecture has created several political ripples within Japan. However the Japanese government has always given preference to the...
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Foreign Policy and Domestic Challenges before Kan Naoto
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The sudden exit of Hatoyama Yukio and entry of Kan Naoto to Japan’s highest political office heralds yet another phase in the turbulent political culture that has characterized Japanese politics...
Read MoreChina’s String of Pearls and India’s Enduring Tactical Advantage
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When in 2003 a team of Booz Allen consultants, in a report for the Pentagon, coined the term ‘string of pearls’ to describe China’s attempts to gain a strategic foothold...
Read MoreEngaging Pakistan: Shift in the Post-Mumbai Posture
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In his May 24 press conference, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, “It is my firm belief that India cannot realise its full potential unless we have the best possible relations...
Read MoreDarfur and enhancing India’s peacekeeping profile
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India had earlier wisely not been proactive in the Darfur crisis, even though it has deployed a brigade in peacekeeping in South Sudan with the UNMIS. Its position on Darfur...
Read MoreFluidity in Japanese Politics
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Bringing an end to his eight-month long turbulent tenure in office, the ninety third Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama decided to step down on June 2. In his farewell...
Read MoreThe “Cheonan” Fallout: Erosion of Confidence
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The discourse on the “Choenan” sinking has been dominated by the need to take appropriate and effective measures, both international and bilateral, which would adequately deter North Korea from repeating...
Read MoreEscalation of Tensions in the Korean Peninsula and China’s Role
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The Joint Investigation Group comprising experts from 10 South Korean agencies and members from Australia, Britain, Sweden and the United States concluded in its May 24 report that the South...
Read MoreWhy Coal Matters in India?
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Coal presently constitutes a little over 50 per cent of India’s energy mix. Given the rising environmental pressures, there has been a call for reducing the consumption of hydrocarbons, especially...
Read MoreIndia’s Future Aircraft Carrier Force and the Need for Strategic Flexibility
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A Three Carrier Fleet by 2020 India has long striven for a three carrier fleet comprised of one carrier battle group stationed on each seaboard, and a third carrier held...
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