Dr RAJARAM PANDA

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Vietnam Emerges As India's Key Defence Partner
Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

The 15th India-Vietnam Defence Dialogue signalled a move from routine talks to deeper...

Will Japan's Iron Lady Deepen India-Japan Ties?
Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

As a protege of Shinzo Abe, Takaichi is expected to scale bilateral ties much higher....

Turbulence In Tokyo: What It Means For India
Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's sudden resignation after only a year in office has...

How Will Lee's Election Impact Asia?
Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Lee Jae-myung's decisive victory in South Korea's snap presidential election marks a...

How Can India Deal With Trump 2.0?
Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

It would be a challenge to India's policy makers how to deal with Trump so that mutual...

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?
Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid...

Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities...

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties
Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to...

Japan-Philippines Send Strong Message To China
Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The trigger that led Japan and the Philippines to ink the deal was because of the...

Putin's North Korea Gamble
Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the...

Is Xi Losing Control Over Power?
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Two of Xi Jinping's chosen officials have disappeared from view, an indication of...

Controversy over Abe's State Funeral
Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The impact of Shinzo Abe's towering personality is such that even in death, Abe remains...

'No bargaining over our nuclear weapons'
Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Kim Jong-un declared he would never surrender North Korea's nuclear weapons weapons...

Abe Murder: Disgruntled Killer Or Conspiracy?
Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

It is for the investigating agencies to probe all aspects of the assassination,...

What To Expect from Modi-Kishida Summit
Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

China, the Ukraine crisis and Quad will dominate the discussions, observes Dr Rajaram...

Will Japan Get Its First Lady PM?
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Two women are in contention to become prime minister for the first time in Japan's...

CANCEL Tokyo Olympics!
Rediff.com28 May 2021

As an admirer of Japan for close to half a century, I care for Japan and expect Suga to...

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima
Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the...

India's vaccine diplomacy with the Maldives
Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

COVID-19 has emerged as an important form of diplomatic currency around the world as...

Myanmar: India's choices are limited
Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

India cannot afford to adopt any coercive measures against the military even if it...