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India and Japan are investing in a close strategic partnership as a hedge against China’s rise, but also against America’s possible retrenchment from Asian geo-politics. Shared concerns regarding the transition of power in Asia have catapulted these two Asian powers into a strong strategic embrace. Such local balancing behavior is the third leg of India’s hedging strategy.
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Pant, H.V., Joshi, Y. (2016). The Indo-Japanese Strategic Partnership and Power Transition in Asia. In: The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy: Asia’s Evolving Balance of Power. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-55772-8_5
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