
BOOK REVIEW: THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE SWORD
Ruth Benedict, Mariner Books, reprinted edition 2005.324 pages, ISBN-10: 0-618-61959-3, Rs 1662 (paperback)
“They cultivate the pleasures of the flesh like fine arts, and then, when they are fully savoured, they sacrifice them to duty.”
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JAPAN’S ENERGY STAKES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: PART 1
In examining the evolving trajectory of Japan’s energy stakes in the Indian Ocean, This article seeks to address the seminal question of whether, in face of the gradual decline in Japan’s oil imports and the corresponding rise of non-fossil…

NEW HORIZONS OF THE NUCLEAR AGE
Edited by Ichimasa Sukeyuki; National Institute for Defense Studies, Tokyo, 2024. 271 pages, ISBN 978-4-86482-132-2 (Paperback)
“The bomb’s only use is to keep others from using it.”
-Robert S McNamara[1]
This quote from the former…

DEFENCE OF JAPAN- 2024 (DIGEST): A CRITICAL REVIEW
Japan’s 25th Defence Minister, Mr Kihara Minoru, released the latest edition of the nation’s Defence White Paper, “Defence of Japan 2024”, marking the 50th issue since the first edition was published, in 1970.[1] This milestone coincides…

A Critique: Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and beyond 2025: Corridors, Connectivity and Contours
Edited by Dr Jagannath P Panda; KW Publisher Pvt Ltd New Delhi, 2020. 366 pages,
ISBN 978-93-89137-29-3. (Hardcover)
Amongst the most promising bilateral relations of the 21st century is the “India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership”,…
