K.V. Kesavan (1938 2021) was Visiting Distinguished Fellow at ORF. He was one of the leading Indian scholars in the field of Japanese studies. Professor Kesavan obtained his doctoral degree from the Indian School of International Studies New Delhi. He was on the faculty of the Centre for East Asian Studies School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi for well over thirty years. In 2011 His Majesty the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the advancement of Japanese Studies and the promotion of the understanding of Japan in India.
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Aug 09, 2019New trade war in the East
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Jul 02, 2019अमेरिका-इराण वादात जपानची गोची
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Apr 26, 2019नव्या युगाच्या उंबरठ्यावर जपान
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Feb 15, 2019जपान-दक्षिण कोरियामधील ताणेबाणे
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Jan 02, 2019Japan’s military on a growth trajectory under PM Abe’s new defence guidelines
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Jul 24, 2018Moon’s takeaways from India
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Dec 07, 2017Is the US retreating from Asia, giving way to China?
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Oct 25, 2017What Japan and India stand to gain from Shinzo Abe's victory
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Sep 18, 2017Is countering China and North Korea the basis of India - Japan friendship?
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May 01, 2017The thriving Australia–India partnership
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Jan 30, 2017Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s new thrust to his Indo-Pacific diplomacy
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Sep 13, 2016Strategic thrust to Vietnam ties
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Jun 08, 2016President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan and Vietnam
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May 17, 2016Abe's Russia plan: Will it work?
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Jan 06, 2016Finally, Japan, South Korea settle in 'comfort' zone
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Dec 15, 2015Challenges before Abe in operationalising the N-agreement
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Dec 10, 2015Will the Delhi India-Japan Summit bring about a breakthrough?
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Sep 28, 2015Japan's new security legislation: Need for domestic consensus
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Sep 05, 2015Japan's nuclear energy policy and its uncertain future
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Aug 25, 2015East Asia would have liked PM Abe to be more categorical on war apology
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Aug 17, 2015Japanese PM's dilemma on the World War II apology
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Jul 16, 2015Japan's expanding Mekong diplomacy
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Jul 09, 2015Need for bold steps towards Japan-ROK reconciliation
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Jun 02, 2015UNESCO caught in the Japan-Korea crossfire
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May 22, 2015South Korea and Modi's Act East Policy
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Apr 01, 2015US-Japan dilemma over China-led AIIB
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Feb 13, 2015Swaraj's Beijing visit creates right atmosphere for Modi's visit
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Feb 04, 2015Japan's defence spending at a crosscroads
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Jan 20, 2015Japanese Foreign Minister's 'Three Bridges' for the Indo-Pacific
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Jan 08, 2015Sushma Swaraj's visit to South Korea and the way ahead
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Dec 12, 2014Will the Japanese PM be able to win 'Abenomics' poll test?
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Nov 20, 2014Will Okinawa poll shock impact Abe's national politics and US relations?
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Oct 09, 2014Japan and China seeking a limited truce?
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Jul 09, 2014Abe's decision could mark a turning point in security policy
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May 08, 2014US-Japan alliance after Obama's visit
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Apr 22, 2014Japan's new energy policy and the revival of nuclear power
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Apr 11, 2014Japan's new arms exports policy: Move to make Japan 'normal country'?
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Mar 31, 2014Ukraine crisis affects Tokyo's efforts to improve ties with Moscow?
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Feb 26, 2014Will Masuzoe's victory help PM Abe in nuclear policy?
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Feb 03, 2014Did Abe-Singh joint statement live up to expectations?
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Jan 23, 2014Manmohan Singh's last summit meeting with Shinzo Abe
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Jan 20, 2014Building a multi-faceted Indo-ROK partnership
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Jan 08, 2014The Japanese imperial visit to India
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Oct 17, 2013Space, cyber-security to be included in US-Japan defence guidelines
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Sep 27, 2013Indo-Japanese relations since the May 2013 joint Statement
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Jul 19, 2013Testing time for Japanese PM
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Jul 05, 2013Changing South Korea-China equations and Japan
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Jun 17, 2013Moving towards a stronger India-Japan partnership
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May 16, 2013India, Japan PMs to review China's assertive postures
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Jan 28, 2013Japan's new Asian diplomacy: Is it China-driven?
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Jul 25, 2012Japan and the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan
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Jun 21, 2012Growing differences on the future of nuclear energy in Japan
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Mar 29, 2012India-South Korea partnership on an impressive trajectory
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Feb 09, 2011The DPJ and the Parliamentary Stalemate in Japan
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Jul 16, 2010Divided Diet back to haunt Japanese PM