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Dr. Titli Basu is Associate Fellow at the East Asia Centre. Her research interests include Japanese security, strategy and foreign policy; Japan and the Indo-Pacific; great power politics in East Asia; and India-Japan relations. Dr. Basu has published several research articles on these issues including in India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, Tamkang Journal of International Affairs, The Asan Forum, East Asia Forum, Asian Journal of Public Affairs, and Indian Foreign Affairs Journal. Her current research project in IDSA is on Japan’s Defence Industrial Policy Reform: Debates and Implications for International Cooperation. She completed her doctoral thesis from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. She was associated with the Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo as a Visiting Research Fellow (November 2010 to October 2011). She was a recipient of the Japan Foundation fellowship in 2010. Previously she was with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan.
Her publications include:
- "Quad and India's Multi-alignment", East Asia Military Monitor, Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June 2019.
- "Realising 'Make in India': Port-led Development in the Indian Ocean", in China-India-Japan in the Indo-Pacific: Ideas, Interests and Infrastructure, edited by Jagannath P. Panda and Titli Basu (Pentagon Press, 2015) pp. 310-331.
- "India-Japan Security Cooperation: Expectation, Challenges and the Way Forward”, in Asian Strategic Review 2015: India as a Security Provider, edited by S.D Muni and Vivek Chadha (Pentagon Press, 2014) pp. 268-286.
- "China-Japan Relations: Deciphering the 70th Anniversary Course", in China Year Book 2015 - China’s Transition under Xi Jinping, edited by Jagannath P. Panda (Pentagon Press, 2016) pp.254-276.
Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Post-COVID-19
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article titled 'Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Post-COVID-19' has been published in 'Australian Outlook' (Australian Institute of International Affairs) on May 22, 2020.
The US-Japan Security Treaty at 60
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article 'The US-Japan Security Treaty at 60' has been published in 'Australian Outlook' (Australian Institute of International Affairs) on April 22, 2020.
Between Olympics and Pandemic: Abe’s Run-up to 2021
Whether Abe can turn the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to demonstrate decisive leadership will define Japan’s future course, as the resilience of the economy and good governance is at stake.
US-Japan-India: Risks and Rewards In the Indo-Pacific
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article 'US-Japan-India: Risks and Rewards in the Indo-Pacific' was published in Global Asia Vol.15 (1) January-March 2020.
Abe Can’t Afford to Mishandle Japan’s COVID-19 Response
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article titled, ‘Abe Can’t Afford to Mishandle Japan’s COVID-19 Response’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on March 11, 2020.
The article argues that chronic political corruption, struggling economy, and now governance deficit in managing the corona virus outbreak is shaping up to be Prime Minister Abe’s toughest challenge yet. This may very well intensify the political discourse on post-Abe Japanese leadership, both within the LDP and across the political divide.
Japan, India and the Chabahar Connect in the Indo-Pacific
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article titled, 'Japan, India and the Chabahar Connect in the Indo-Pacific’ has been published in Journal of Middle Eastern Studies on March 1, 2020.
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China-Japan-US triangle: Abe’s balancing act
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Dr. Titli Basu’s article titled, ‘China-Japan-US triangle: Abe’s balancing act’ has been published in ‘The Interpreter’ (Lowy Institute) on February 21, 2020.
India’s Northeast is the gateway to greater Indo-Pacific engagement
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article titled, ‘India’s Northeast is the gateway to greater Indo-Pacific engagement’ has been published in East Asia Forum on January 31, 2020.
India’s Northeastern states - a strategic plank situated between Delhi and Southeast Asia over the Bay of Bengal - anchor the convergence of Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision and India’s Act East policy. The article explores the contours of India-Japan cooperation in terms of infrastructure financing in the Northeast, one of the key frontiers in India’s Indo-Pacific engagement.
Japan’s Security Choices in an Uncertain East Asia
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on Japan, titled, ‘Japan’s Security Choices in an Uncertain East Asia' was published in ‘The Diplomat’ on January 17, 2020.
India in Japan’s Strategic Thinking: Charting Convergences in the Indo-Pacific
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article titled, ‘India in Japan’s Strategic Thinking: Charting Convergences in the Indo-Pacific' was published in The Diplomat on January 03, 2020.