East Asia

About Centre

The East Asia Centre is dedicated to study and research the domestic and foreign policies of individual countries of the region as well as India’s multifaceted relationships with these countries. With respect to China, the Centre’s research foci are its foreign policy (particularly towards the US, Russia, Central Asia and Asia Pacific), domestic politics, economy, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and India’s relationship with China in all its dimensions. The Centre’s research also focuses on Taiwan, its domestic politics, Sino-Taiwanese relationship and Indo-Taiwanese relationship, Hong Kong and India-Hong Kong relations. Japan and Korea are the other major focus of the Centre, with its research focused on their domestic politics, foreign policy and comprehensive bilateral relationships with India. The geopolitics of the Asia Pacific and the Korean peninsula are also studied in the Centre.

The centre brings out five monthly newsletters: East Asia Military Monitor, Japan Digest, China Science and Technology, Korea Newsletter, and China Military Digest.

Indonesia and the challenge of Papuan separatism

Many Papuans prefer to internationalise their plight and seek a third party to settle the issue as they do not trust the Jakarta elites and Indonesians in general.

Bilveer Singh
August 25, 2010
IDSA Comments

Explaining ceaseless jihadism and jihadi violence in Indonesia

This commentary attempts to answer the question as to why the flow of jihadis is unending despite tough measures being undertaken by Jakarta, on its own or in collaboration with its regional and international partners.

Bilveer Singh
August 24, 2010
IDSA Comments

Towards Indo-Japan nuclear agreement: Prospects and Challenges

The urge to sign a nuclear agreement with India is driven by Japan’s entrepreneurial interest and by the new emphasis on technology exports as a part of economic growth strategy.

Indonesia’s New Foreign Policy – ‘Thousand friends- zero enemy’

Indonesia is trying to gain the leadership position in Southeast Asia through constructive and cooperative gestures and balanced bargaining between major powers.

Irfa Puspitasari
August 23, 2010
Issue Brief

Industrial and Environmental Disasters inside the Global Giant: Is something wrong with the Chinese development model?

The present reality of industrial and environmental disasters in China calls for a reality check about India blindly copying the Chinese development model.

Avinash Godbole
August 20, 2010
IDSA Comments

Chinese and American Muscle-flexing in South-China Sea: Implications for India

India has to calibrate its relationship with China, the US, and countries of East Asia with great circumspection in the wake of the resurfacing of tensions in the South China Sea.

R N Das
August 19, 2010
IDSA Comments

Vietnam-US Strategic Partnership

While there are many positive developments between Vietnam and the US, it is still to be seen how the elites and military in Vietnam interpret US overtures.

Pankaj K Jha
August 18, 2010
IDSA Comments

China’s Foray into Sri Lanka and India’s Response

China’s foray into Sri Lanka in recent years has somewhat heightened India’s engagement in the island nation, separated by the small stretch of the Palk-Strait

R N Das
August 05, 2010
IDSA Comments

UNSC statement on “Cheonan”: Sino-US compromise or limits of diplomacy

The UNSC statement is more a testimony to Sino-US compromise arrived at after nearly a month and half of negotiations rather than being a “diplomatic victory” as has been hailed by North Korea.

Preeti Nalwa
July 23, 2010
IDSA Comments

Seeking Truth from Facts: The Sino-Taiwanese Trade Pact

While the economies of China and Taiwan are getting integrated and there has been increasing contact between the people across the strait, the two sides are maintaining a studied silence on unification.