Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s article ‘Abe’s policy vis-à-vis China demands strategic caution’ has been published in Asia Times on August 11, 2020.
Stability in Asia and Japan’s grip over the ECS can only be safeguarded by balancing Chinese power within a multipolar structure. Japan is far from sufficiently prepared – economically and militarily – for an unwanted confrontation with China in the (possibly) immediate future, writes Dr. Panda.