Shyamala Gopalan’s Berkeley days, cold wars, and the diaspora
Shyamala Gopalan’s time at Berkeley, especially the heady 1958-60 period coincided with my late father’s time in Berkeley, and would...
CPEC is a de facto security alliance
CPEC is a de facto security alliance between China and Pakistan with Russia today an overt ally of China’s that...
Japan’s New Prime Minister Suga signals continuity
The formalisation of the Quad and Quad Plus will likely gain momentum amidst rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Japan’s...
Shinzo Abe ‘retires’ again, perhaps just for now
The failure so far to change Article 9 in the Japanese Constitution that was imposed by the US occupation forces...
Time for Nambi Narayanan Scientists’ Protection Act
This is needed to prevent what happened to Nambi and so many others, who suffered professional deaths, actual deaths, or...
Vested interests crippling India’s medical devices R&D, impacting FDI
Despite the efforts of PM Modi, top-ranking government officials in major economies and company executives are still feeling that ‘India...
Quad’s operations HQ should be Andaman
Located roughly at the fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific, close to Myanmar, Thailand and the Malacca Strait through which the bulk...
PLA violated Geneva Conventions by using medieval torture clubs
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers and officers used medieval torture instruments—clubs with metal spikes, and heavy rods wrapped...
Time for a 21st century Indo-Pacific Charter
Tokyo: The Indo-Pacific is fast becoming both the centre of world economic gravity as well as the locus of Great...
India set to chair WHO’s Executive Board
India is set to be elected Chair of the World Health Organization’s decision-making Executive Board at its 73rd World Health...
Japanese investment to India: Possibilities and constraints
Japan has thousands of mid-size companies with good technologies. Combining with Indian manufacturing, those technologies can contribute to the foundation...
Covid-19: Realistic strategy needed to combat emerging infections
It’s puzzling why medications already in the market are not being put through essentially accelerated phase IV clinical trials, especially...
Ageing Japan can make use of India’s demographic dividend
Common heritage and shared struggle in history are a plus for India-Japan, however, Indians are slow in taking the massive...
Japan sees India as ally in its outreach to Africa
The scramble by major economies for influence in Africa is understandable. TOKYO: Japan’s flagship Tokyo International Conference on African...
Modi raises India’s profile at G20 meeting in Osaka
Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a key role in the G20 meeting of 19 leading economic nations and the European...
As Modi returns, Abe tries to search for a lasting legacy
In 2018, Japan was one of world’s top purchasers of American defence equipment, and it has just announced its intent...
Demonetisation was suggested by Bill and Nandan
The billionaires advocated an exponential increase in cashless transaction and demonetisation to the PMO. Demonetisation rarely features in history,...
Free trade for all: The potential that RCEP has
With services being about 55% of India’s GDP, agreement on the free movement of skilled personnel and related aspects of...
India-Japan PM summit filled with bonhomie, a model for the world
Memoranda and agreements were signed on digital technologies cooperation, especially pertaining to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. ...
Kerala floods aftermath: Time to honour fishing communities in India and Japan
How should the fishing community’s selfless service be suitably rewarded, despite their protestations that they don’t need anything in return?...
We need to remember Netaji’s life and contributions fully
Bose had an explicit strategy to liberate India from British imperialism through international collaborations, and that strategic framework of action...
India needs better cyclone management
Cyclone Ockhi left a path of devastation to life and property in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep, and further north. But...
Quad needs to be more than a military alliance
TOKYO: A quadrilateral alliance (Quad) of maritime democracies India, Japan, Australia and the United States is in formation, spanning the...
India, Japan plan counter to China’s OBOR
With sweeping fanfare, China highlighted its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, now renamed as Belt and Road Forum (BRF)....
