1st Edition

India-Japan Partnership Abe the Game Changer

Edited By Srabani Roy Choudhury Copyright 2025
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

This book discusses the influence and impact of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s youngest and longest-serving Prime Minister in the post-Second World War, on international relations between India and Japan. The subject matter concentrates on Abe’s 2006-2007 and 2012-2020 regimes. Building on civilisation linkages, shared values, and mutual interest, Abe pegged the relationship with India as a strategic... Read more

Foreword

Editor’s Note

Editor & Contributors

Tables, Figures and Map

1. Confluence of Strategic Factors: Japan, India, and the Indo-Pacific

Ryohei Kasai

2. Abe: Redefining the Fulcrum in India-Japan Partnership

Srabani Roy Choudhury

3. Abe’s Security Matrix: India, Japan and the Indo-Pacific

Titli Basu

4. Abe’s Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative

Prakash Panneerselvam

5. Abe’s Impact on Economic Engagement with India

Debendra Sahu

6. Abe’s Ties with Northeast India

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury

7. Partnership in Politics between Abe and India

Shamshad Ahmad Khan

8. Abe’s Efforts in Shaping Soft-Power Credentials with India

Dinamani

9. Home Diplomacy and International Partnership between India and Japan: A Case of Gujarat

Tomo Kawane

10. Portrait of Abe: Analyses of Indian English Language Media

Arnab Dasgupta

Appendix

Index

Biography

Srabani Roy Choudhury is Professor at the Japanese Studies Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. She has promoted Japanese Studies in India for over three decades through teaching, supervision and research. She has been a visiting scholar at various universities and think tanks in Japan. Her edited books include Japan-SAARC Partnership: A Way Ahead (2014), India-Japan Relations @ 70: Building Beyond Bilateral (2022), The Indo-Pacific Theatre: Strategic Visions and Frameworks (2023), and Japan and Its Partners in the Indo-Pacific: Engagements and Alignment (2023).