India and Japan

Rajesh Basrur is Professor of International Relations and Coordinator of the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has authored five books, most recently (with Kate Sullivan De Estrada) Rising India: Status and Power (Routledge, 2017).Sumitha Narayanan Kutty is Associate Research Fellow, South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her work has appeared in several publications including The Washington Quarterly and Asia Policy.

• 1. Conceptualising Strategic Partnerships.- 2. Evolution of India-Japan Ties: Prospects and Limitations.- 3. A Confluence of Two Strategies: The Japan-India Security Partnership in the Indo-Pacific.- 4. Why Japan Needs India as a Defence Partner.- 5. Integrating an Ally and an Aligner in a Principled Security Network: The United States and the India-Japan Strategic Partnership.- 6. Conclusion.