Dr Vikash Ranjan

Contributions

Naoto Kan Government’s Handling of the Nuclear Crisis

June 09, 2011 Dr Vikash Ranjan

Much has been written about Kan government’s handling of the nuclear crisis which hit Japan in the wake of the earthquake and the resultant tsunami in early March this year. Two opinion polls conducted by Kyodo News agency in late March and late Ap...

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Analysis of Japan’s Natural Disaster

April 12, 2011 Dr Vikash Ranjan

The triple crisis which hit Japan on March 11 and subsequently, has led to a trail of devastation in its wake. Weeks after the crisis the death toll has crossed 12,000 counts, with 15,500 people still missing, and 4,50,000 people rendered homeless. T...

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Evolving India-Japan Relations and the Way Forward

March 13, 2011 Dr Vikash Ranjan

Introduction: The complementary nature of Indian and Japanese economies, and their converging political and security interests have led to the enhancement of India- Japan relations in the recent times. While the emergence of a new India has o...

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Japan’s National Defense Policy Guidelines for the New Decade

January 11, 2011 Dr Vikash Ranjan

The changes in a nation’s threat perception define the need for new defense policy guidelines. Based on this premise, Japan’s new National Defense Policy Guidelines (NDPG) 2010, shows a marked shift in Japan’s threat perception from non-conve...

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