Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article, ‘Contest for Influence: Japan’s Agenda in Southeast Asia ’ was published in Global Asia Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2017.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on the need for reforms in ADB amid growing competition from other multilateral development banks, titled ‘Asian Development Bank at 50 and Japan’s puzzle’ was published in 'East Asia Forum' on June 9, 2017.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on India-Japan cooperation in Africa, titled, ‘Thinking Africa: India, Japan, and the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor’ was published in ‘The Diplomat’ on June 3, 2017.
Given the fluidity in East Asian geopolitics and China’s arrival as a key variable in the international system, Japan has been forced to respond to the asymmetrical power politics. As China is carving out a sphere of influence for itself which is increasingly eclipsing Japan’s international stature, Abe has the task of presenting the case of where and how does Japan fit in.
Associate Fellow, Dr. Titli Basu’s article on ‘Forging India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Theatre’ was published in Journal of Indian Ocean Studies Vol. 25, No 1. April 2017. ISSN 0972-3080.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his administration may adopt.
Furthering the premise of an increasingly severe security environment, Japan’s latest defence white paper has accorded relatively more space to its ‘strong concerns’ over China’s ‘active maritime expansion’ as well as progress in North Korea’s missile development programme.
Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on ‘India’s Balance of Interest in the Asian Century’ was published in Alternative Scenarios, The Asan Forum, Vol. 4, No 4, August 2016. Online ISSN 2288-5757.
Japan’s long-standing alliance with the US is the key feature of its defence and security policy. However, China’s rise and impact on shaping the regional security architecture, and the vigour of US commitment in the backdrop of a G2 formulation, is making Japan diversify her options. Thus, India now features in the Japanese idea of Asia while it struggles to cope with the fluidity of the regional security landscape. This article critically analyses the increasing space accorded to India and the variables behind Japan’s courtship of it.
Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on Indo-Pacific triangularity, titled ‘India’s Approach towards Indo-Pacific Triangularity’, was published in The Asan Forum, Vol. 4, No 3
Japan’s Trump Dilemma
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, Japan is weighing the geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the new economic and security policies that his administration may adopt.