Japan-India relations and the IPR concept

The article focuses on the policy of Japan towards India in light of the processes unfolding now in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is emphasized that in the advance undertaken by the United States and Japan in the APR - with the aim to form the so-called Indo- Pacific region (IPR), the utmost importance is given to the drawing of India, with its great potential, to the side of the West. One of the leading roles in the realization of this plan is assigned to Japan which put forward the concept of a “free and open IPR”, meant to become the foundation of a new order in the region with the core consisting of “four” countries - the USA, Japan, India and Australia. The considerable rise of bilateral relations between Japan and India that has been taking place in recent years and may have a deep impact on the future of the region is analyzed. The question is - will Washington and Tokyo be able to succeed with their plan to reconstruct the current situation in the APR taking into account the negative reaction from Russia, China and other Asian countries? The fact that India, which has always kept to an independent position, does not intend to spoil its relations with its traditional partners can cause a serious problem to the realization of these plans.

Keywords

Indo-Pacific region concept, the role of Japan, Japan-India relations, the prospect of a new order in Asia Pacific Region, strategic “triangles”

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12.09.2018

Publication date

15.10.2018

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31356

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GOST	Gordeeva I. Japan-India relations and the IPR concept // Asia and Africa Today – 2018. – Issue 9 C. 2-9 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S000523100000685-7-1 (circulation date: 29.04.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000685-7
MLA	Gordeeva, Irina "Japan-India relations and the IPR concept." Asia and Africa Today 9 (2018):2-9. DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000685-7
APA	Gordeeva I. (2018). Japan-India relations and the IPR concept. Asia and Africa Today (9), pp.2-9 DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000685-7

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