Aashima Kapoor

Aashima Kapoor

Research Associate

Areas of Research

  • The maritime geostrategies of Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) impact and interact with India’s own maritime geostrategies within the Indo-Pacific.

Education

  • M.A Political Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University
  • B.COM, University of Delhi
  • Diploma course in International Affairs and Diplomacy, Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership (IIGL), New Delhi
  • Proficiency in Japanese Language

Experience

  • Research Intern at the Centre for Strategic Studies an Simulation (CS3), United Service Institution of India
  • Research Intern at the National Maritime Foundation, Autumn (2023-2024)

All Publications

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BOOK REVIEW: THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE SWORD 

Author: 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.” –       Ruth Benedict The very title of Ruth Benedict’s The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is rich with […]
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JAPAN’S ENERGY STAKES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: PART 1

Author: 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 fuel sources, Japan’s maritime interest in the Indian Ocean will decrease and, if so, what impact […]
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NEW HORIZONS OF THE NUCLEAR AGE

Author: 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 US Secretary of Defence captures the essence of nuclear deterrence: a strategy where the mere existence of nuclear weapons is […]
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DEFENCE OF JAPAN- 2024 (DIGEST): A CRITICAL REVIEW

Author: 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 with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), which […]
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A Critique: Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and beyond 2025: Corridors, Connectivity and Contours

Author: 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”, which is special in many ways and global in its implications.  In this regard, “Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in the […]