... on a final decision.
Andrey Kortunov:
Why India Will Never Be Part of U.S. Alliances
White man’s burden (is no longer)
British foreign policy doctrines envision the U.S. as its most important strategic ally, while Russia is the most urgent threat. China, India and Japan are recognized as the three important powerhouses in the Indo-Pacific. The UK’s relations with each of the three, however, are viewed differently. Tokyo is seen as London’s closest strategic ally in Asia. New Delhi is more of a partner, while ...
... incentive for the final revision of the post-war paradigm of the use of the armed forces. Japan will more confidently follow the path of regaining the status of a full-fledged... ... “northern territories” will also increasingly be considered in a military manner.
India is the least affected by the current crisis. Delhi maintains a dialogue with Moscow... ... lobbyists for Western arms manufacturers in the country may be strengthened. The rise of China against the background of the crisis is a problem for India. However, the changes...
..., which is also an important background for the future of the Indo-Pacific strategy. This situation will stimulate the four countries to get closer, thus naturally contributing to the development of the Indo-Pacific. Among these, the change in China-India relations has a greater impact. The relations between China and the United States, Japan, and Australia have been subject to strategic tensions, so the impact of them as variables is relatively consistent. India has been abiding by its non-aligned policy and pursuing diplomatic independence and balance in great power relationship. It ...
... economic cooperation widened. At the same time Abe’s foreign policy lacked progress on Russian and South Korean tracks. Today, as Japan is suffering significant value chains disruptions and declining exports due to the pandemic and has little chance to balance ... ... Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented his understanding of recent developments in India. According to the expert, New Delhi faces two major challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic and the rivalry with China. The former leaves the country with deteriorating service sector, rising unemployment and exacerbating inequality, which ...
... interesting for observers and relegates it to the bottom of the list of the priority areas of Russian policy in Asia. When Russian official speak of the country’s Asia policy, they usually start with Russia’s bilateral relations with regional leaders – China, Japan, South Korea and India – before turning to the Korean nuclear problem. Only then do they list the various multilateral diplomacy institutions around the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): the ASEAN–Russia Dialogue Partnership; the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ ...
According to the new findings of the ongoing research project, Asian investors continue to increase direct investments in the EAEU. During the monitoring period (2008–2016), FDI stock originating from 12 Asian countries (China, Japan, Turkey, India, Israel, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam) has increased from $32 billion in 2008 to $75.6 billion in the beginning of 2017.
China continues to expand its economic presence in EAEU countries and other ...
Report #26 / 2016
The Arctic’s growing geopolitical and geoeconomic significance against the background of global climate change determines the interest of non-Arctic players to the region. In 2013 India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore became observers to the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore the Asian states’ positions ...
... relationship is established. This may fuel the nuclear ambitions of threshold states that have allied relations with Washington (Japan, South Korea, etc.) or territorial disputes with nuclear China, as well as of the countries that are just beginning to develop their own nuclear program and aspire to regional leadership (Saudi Arabia).
Moscow’s reaction to the deal between India and the US was also not long in coming: the Russian embassy in New Delhi issued
a press release
in which it highlighted ...
... ambition arouses increased suspicion in other states and may adversely affect China itself. The strengthening anti-China rhetoric in Washington's foreign policy appears to be the most obvious scenario. This situation is further aggravated by the threat of Japan’s remilitarization, intensified disputes between China and India, and the active involvement of Vietnam, the Philippines and Australia in deterrent efforts against China.
Japan today is one of the strongest naval powers.
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force
boasts roughly four times as many major warships ...