As Dragon flexes muscle, the Rising Sun goes defensive
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Pranamita Baruah
Pranamita Baruah is Research Assistant at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. read more -
Rajaram Panda
Archive data: Person was Research Fellow at IDSA from January 2009 to January 2012 Joined IDSA January 2009 Expertise Japan’s Foreign and Economic Policy, Security and Strategic Perspectives, Resource Diplomacy,… Continue reading As Dragon flexes muscle, the Rising Sun goes defensive read more -
Shamshad A. Khan
Archive data: Person was Research Assistant at IDSA from June 2009 to September 2013 Joined IDSA June 1, 2009 Expertise Japan: Re-militarization debate in Japan, Japan’s role in international security,… Continue reading As Dragon flexes muscle, the Rising Sun goes defensive read more
China’s rise has become a matter of concern throughout Asia and led to changes in the strategic postures of its neighbours. Japan has begun to rethink its own defence strategy and security policy in response to China’s military modernization and is working on multiple options such as deepening its alliance relationship with the US, aligning with other democracies such as India and Australia by signing security agreements, and building up its own military capability in an incremental way. Thus it transpires that the China factor is propelling a concert of democracies to come together to find common ground to make China a responsible stakeholder in the interest of peace and stability in Asia.
